The Photobook: A History Volume II

'This second volume includes over 200 publications carefully selected by the renowned contemporary photographer, Martin Parr, whose passion for the photobook has made him a world authority on the subject, and the critic and curator Gerry Badger. All the books are accompanied by extensive commentaries by Badger and are illustrated as three-dimensional objects, providing a true sense of them as works in their own right. From Edouard-Denis Baldus's magnificent volume for the Paris-Lyon-Mediterranee Railways Company of 1861 to Geert van Kesteren's hard-hitting indictment of the war in Iraq, Why Mister, Why? of 2004, the authors have chosen what they believe to be the most artistically and culturally important photobooks ever made to create this comprehensive and visually exciting history of the medium.' (excerpts from front flap)

Includes select bibliography.

Access level

Onsite

author

Gerry BADGER,

Martin PARR

publisher

Phaidon Press (London, United Kingdom)

Location code

REF.PAM7

Language

English

Keyword

art history, photography

Publication/Creation date

2006

No of pages

336

ISBN / ISSN

9780714844336

No of copies

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

Mirrors and Windows: The American Photobook since the 1970s

Common Market: The European Photobook since the 1980s

Other Territories: The Worldwide Photobook

Appropriating Photography: The Artist's Photobook

Point of Sale: The Company Photobook

Looking at Photographs: The Picture Editor as Author

The Camera as Witness: The 'Concerned' Photobook since World War II

The Duesseldorf Tendency: The New Objective Photobook

Home and Away: Modern Life and the Photobook

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Photography