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Imogen Cunningham A Retrospective
ISBN: HB: 9781606066751, Getty Publications, September 2020
256 pp., 0x0 cm
Thoroughly researched and beautifully produced, this catalogue complements the first comprehensive retrospective in the United States of Imogen Cunningham's work in over thirty-five years. Celebrated American artist Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976) enjo...
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Icons of Style A Century of Fashion Photography
ISBN: HB: 9781606065587, Getty Publications, July 2018
368 pp., 30.5x24.1 cm, 176 colour illus., 147 duotone illus.
In 1911 the French couturier Paul Poiret challenged Edward Steichen to create the first artistic, rather than merely documentary, fashion photographs, a moment that is now considered to be a turning point in the history of fashion photography. As fas...
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Robert Mapplethorpe The Photographs
ISBN: HB: 9781606064696, Getty Publications, March 2016
330 pp., 30.9x24.9 cm, colour and black&white illus.
A fascinating look at one of photography's most controversial and beloved icons. The legacy of Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) is rich and complicated, triggering controversy, polarizing critics, and providing inspiration for many artists who followe...
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£55,00
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Thrill of the Chase The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum
ISBN: HB: 9781606064672, Getty Publications, March 2016
234 pp., 28.4x24.8 cm, colour and black&white illus.
With more than 26,000 works, the Samuel J. Wagstaff Jr. collection of photographs is the largest single group of artworks in any medium at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Wagstaff (1921-1987) amassed his extraordinary collection between 1973 and 1984, reco...
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Minor White Manifestations of the Spirit
ISBN: HB: 9781606063224, Getty Publications, May 2014
200 pp., 28.9x24.9 cm, 16 colour illus., 153 black&white illus.
This is a beautifully illustrated tribute to one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth-century. Controversial, misunderstood, and sometimes overlooked, Minor White (1908-1976) is one of the great photographers of the 20th-century, wh...
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Nude in Photography
ISBN: HB: 9781606062661, Getty Publications, January 2014
112 pp., 22.6x18.6 cm, 89 colour illus., 3 black&white illus.
This is a stunning visual celebration of one of photography's most enduring and evocative subjects. Born like Venus on the half shell from the centuries-long tradition of the nude in painting, the nude first appeared as a subject matter in photograph...
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Abelardo Morell The Universe Next Door
ISBN: HB: 9780300184556, Yale University Press, A+D Series, June 2013
176 pp., 30.5x22.9 cm, 55 colour illus., 75 duotone illus.
Over the past twenty-five years, Abelardo Morell (b. 1948) has earned international praise for his images that use the language of photography to explore visual surprise and wonder. Born in Havana, Cuba, Morell came to the United States as a teenager...
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£35,00
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Eliot Porter In the Realm of Nature
ISBN: HB: 9781606061190, Getty Publications, August 2012
144 pp., 28.6x24.8 cm, 80 colour illus., 30 black&white illus.
It is a beautifully illustrated celebration of the images of Eliot Porter, and their role in the origins of the environmental conservation. Known for his exquisite images of birds and landscape, Eliot Porter (1901-1990) was a pioneer in the use of co...
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Herb Ritts L.A. Style
ISBN: HB: 9781606061008, Getty Publications, January 2012
224 pp., 31x25.2 cm, 43 colour illus., 155 black&white illus.
This is a stunning collection of photographs – many never before published – celebrating the remarkable talent of Herb Ritts. "Herb Ritts" traces the life and career of the iconic photographer through a compelling selection of both renowned and previ...
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Still Life in Photographs
ISBN: HB: 9781606060339, Getty Publications, September 2010
112 pp., 22.6x19.1 cm, 94 colour illus., 2 black&white illus.
Still life is one of the great art forms. The first still life photograph was created around 1827, more than a decade before the news of photography's invention was announced in Paris and London in 1839. There is a resurgence of interest in the still...
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