Main entry:

Freund, Gisèle, author.

Title & Author:

Photography & society / by Gisèle Freund.

Publication:

Boston : David R. Godine, 1980.

Description:

231 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Notes:
Translation of Photographie et société.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The relationship between art and society -- Precursors of the photographic portrait -- Photography during the July Monarchy (1830-1848) -- The first portrait photographers -- Photography during the Second Empire (1851-1870) -- Attitudes toward photography -- The expansion and artistic decline of the photographic profession -- Photography as a means of art reproduction -- Press photography -- The birth of photojournalism in Germany -- American mass media magazines -- Photography as a political tool -- Photography and the law -- The scandal-mongering press -- Photography as art -- Amateur photography -- Conclusion.
Translated into English from original French.

Summary:

"This landmark study explores the intricate and ever-changing relationship between the photographer and the surrounding society. It considers the ubiquitous commercial, social, and political demands with which the photographer must deal and examines how the photographic reactions to these demands have in turn changed the society they reflect"--Cover.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0879232501
9780879232504

Subject:

Photography Social aspects.
Photography History.
Photojournalism.
Art and photography.
Photographie Aspect social.
Photographie Histoire.
Art et photographie.
Photographie de presse.
photojournalism (discipline)
Photography

Form/genre:

Stephen Rose Photography Collection (IMA Library)
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 77433
Call No.: TR147.F6513 (ID:86-B14127)
Status: Available