This magnificent survey comprises 139 striking black-and-white images, captured by more than 100 masters of photography. Featured artists include Daguerre, Nadar, Talbot, Carroll, Stieglitz, Riis, Hine, Brady, and Cameron. Ranging from the 1830s to the early twentieth century, this splendid anthology... read more
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This magnificent survey comprises 139 striking black-and-white images, captured by more than 100 masters of photography. Featured artists include Daguerre, Nadar, Talbot, Carroll, Stieglitz, Riis, Hine, Brady, and Cameron. Ranging from the 1830s to the early twentieth century, this splendid anthology encompasses Depression-era documentary photographs by Evans, Lange, and others. Many significant anonymous works are included as well. This book includes a CD-ROM containing 139 royalty-free images scanned at 600 dpi and saved in six different formats (TIFF, PICT, EPS, BMP, as well as Internet-ready JPEG and GIF).
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Includes 139 royalty-free images scanned at 300 dpi and saved in both 72-dpi Internet-ready and 300-dpi high-resolution JPEG formats.
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