American Photography
Miles Orvell, Oxford History of Art
Miles Orvell, Professor of English and American Studies; Director of American Studies, Temple University
This lively new survey offers fresh insights into 150 years of American photography, placing it in its cultural context for the first time.
1. Introduction; 2. Presenting the Self; 3. Viewing the Landscape; 4. Seeing and Believing; 5. A Photographic Art; 6. Photography and Society; 7. Versions of the Self; 8. Photographing Fictions; 9. Photography and the Image World; 10. Conclusion: Post Photography; Timeline; Further Reading; Museums and Websites; Index
Oxford History of Art
Miles Orvell, Professor of English and American Studies; Director of American Studies, Temple University
`The first coherent national treatment of American photography, its scope extends beyond previous histories. Orvell offers convincing justification for American photography in the technological, self-fashioning, realistic and democratic idiosyncrasies of both medium and nation.'
Journal of American Studies |d 20/07/2004
