Face to face: 150 years of photographic history in over 250 portraits, from the world's most famous photographers to private photographs
Hardly any other artistic genre reflects the spirit of the times as directly as the portrait. In the past, it was the gold-framed studio shot that we use to form an image of ourselves, but today it is selfies. In this volume, British photo historian Phillip Prodger takes a fresh, unconventional look at the photographic portrait from the 19th century to the present day. In eight chapters, he examines the perspectives of photographers as diverse as Henry Fox Talbot, Lee Miller, Richard Avedon, Thomas Struth, Rineke Dijkstra and Zanele Muholi. In the faces of the more than 250 people portrayed, including Queen Elizabeth II, Yuri Gagarin, Marilyn Monroe, Frida Kahlo and Barack Obama, we experience 150 years of photographic history up close. At the heart of his insightful and original observations on the most vibrant of all photographic themes is one subject: people.
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Author: Phillip Prodger
Number of pages: 240 pages, 23.5 x 27.5 cm, 200 colour illustrations
Published: 01.11.2021
ISBN: 978-3-7913-8795-6
Publisher: Prestel
Type: Hardcover, cardboard cover with dust jacket
Language: German
