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The art of the American snapshot, 1888-1978 : from the collection of Robert E. Jackson / Sarah Green...

The art of the American snapshot, 1888-1978 : from the ...

The art of the American snapshot, 1888-1978 : from the collection of Robert E. Jackson / Sarah Green...

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The art of the American snapshot, 1888-1978 : from the collection of Robert E. Jackson / Sarah Greenough and Diane Waggoner ; with Sarah Kennel and Matthew S. Witkovsky.

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Full title

The art of the American snapshot, 1888-1978 : from the collection of Robert E. Jackson / Sarah Greenough and Diane Waggoner ; with Sarah Kennel and Matthew S. Witkovsky.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Washington, DC : National Gallery of Art, 2007.

Date

2007.

Call Numbers

NQ770.973/8

Record Identifier

74VKzGzerMmb

MMS ID

991023514019702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

p. cm.

Contents

Photographic amusements : 1888-1919 / Diane Waggoner -- Quick, casual, modern : 1920-1939 / Sarah Kennel -- Fun under the shade of the mushroom cloud : 1940-1959 / Sarah Greenough -- When the earth was square : 1960-1978 / Matthew S. Witkovsky -- Technical milestones in snapshot cameras and film.

Publication information

Publisher

Washington, DC : National Gallery of Art, 2007.

Place of Publication

District of Columbia

Date Published

2007.

Access and use

Access Conditions

State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"The catalogue of a fall 2007 exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, The Art of the American Snapshot reproduces some 250 snapshots, drawn from the collection of Robert E. Jackson and from recent gifts he has made to the National Gallery. Organized chronologically, the book traces the evolution of American snapshot imagery and des...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The art of the American snapshot, 1888-1978 : from the collection of Robert E. Jackson / Sarah Greenough and Diane Waggoner ; with Sarah Kennel and Matthew S. Witkovsky.

Notes

General note

"The exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the Trellis Fund and The Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contextual Information

Other version (online)

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

NQ770.973/8

Record Identifier

74VKzGzerMmb

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzGzerMmb

Other Identifiers

ISBN

9780894683435 (softcover : alk. paper)

9780691133683 (hardcover : alk. paper)

0691133689 (hardcover : alk. paper)

DDC

770.973

MMS ID

991023514019702626

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