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The Nude: Ideal and Reality--Photography
This volume presents a selection of 200 extraordinary images that reflect the central role played by the genre of the nude in the history of photography and in its experimentation.
Ever since the invention of photography in 1839 the nude has constituted a favorite subject among the practitioners of the medium. Through numerous extraordinary examples this volume documents the historical and stylistic development of the nude from its origins with the first daguerreotypes to the provocative images of contemporary photographers.
Ever since the invention of photography in 1839 the nude has constituted a favorite subject among the practitioners of the medium. Through numerous extraordinary examples this volume documents the historical and stylistic development of the nude from its origins with the first daguerreotypes to the provocative images of contemporary photographers.
250 pages, Paperback
First published September 18, 2004
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July 2, 2018
A beautiful pictorial history of the nude in photography.
Large format, with equally large images in B&W, and colour. Limited text, it relies on the images to tell it's story.
For those who want to see, rather than read (at least for this moment).
Large format, with equally large images in B&W, and colour. Limited text, it relies on the images to tell it's story.
For those who want to see, rather than read (at least for this moment).
Displaying 1 of 1 review