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The photographer in the garden / introduction by Jamie M. Allen ; picture commentaries by Sarah Anne McNear.

Contributor(s): Publication details: New York, New York : Aperture ; Rochester, New York : George Eastman Museum, 2018.Edition: First editionDescription: 255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9781597113731
  • 1597113735
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 779.3074 23
LOC classification:
  • TR662 .P46 2018
Summary: From famous locations to the simplest home vegetable garden, from worlds imagined by artists to vintage family snapshots, 'The Photographer in the Garden' traces the garden's rich history in photography and delights readers with spectacular images. Picture commentaries by Sarah Anne McNear and an informative essay from curator Jamie M. Allen broaden our understanding of photography and how it has been used to record the glory of the garden. The book features photographers from all eras, including Anna Atkins, Karl Blossfeldt, Eugène Atget, Edward Steichen, Imogen Cunningham, Stephen Shore, Robert Mapplethorpe, Nobuyoshi Araki, and Collier Schorr.
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Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Non-Fiction large size 779.307 PHO Available 069775
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Accompanies the exhibition In the Garden, curated by Jamie M. Allen and presented at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, May 9 to September 6, 2015; the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida, February 2 to April 22, 2018; and the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis, July 8 to September 30, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references.

From famous locations to the simplest home vegetable garden, from worlds imagined by artists to vintage family snapshots, 'The Photographer in the Garden' traces the garden's rich history in photography and delights readers with spectacular images. Picture commentaries by Sarah Anne McNear and an informative essay from curator Jamie M. Allen broaden our understanding of photography and how it has been used to record the glory of the garden. The book features photographers from all eras, including Anna Atkins, Karl Blossfeldt, Eugène Atget, Edward Steichen, Imogen Cunningham, Stephen Shore, Robert Mapplethorpe, Nobuyoshi Araki, and Collier Schorr.

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