The radical camera : New York's Photo League, 1936-1951 /

Klein, Mason.

The radical camera : New York's Photo League, 1936-1951 / Mason Klein and Catherine Evans ; with contributions by Maurice Berger, Michael Lesy, Anne Wilkes Tucker. - New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2011. - 248 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

At foot of title: The Jewish Musem, New York, Columbus Museum of Art. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at The Jewish Museum, New York, Nov. 4th, 2011-Mar. 5th, 2012, Columbus Museum of Art, Apr. 19th-Sept. 9th 2012, Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, Oct. 11th 2012-Jan. 21st, 2013, and, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Feb. 9th-Apr. 21st, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Artists in the Photo League, active from 1936 to 1951, were known for capturing sharply revealing, compelling moments from everyday life in New York City. 'The radical camera' explores the blend of aesthetics and social activism at the heart of the Photo League.

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9780300146875 (hbk.) : £35.00 0300146876 (hbk.) : £35.00


Photo League--Exhibitions.


Photography, Artistic--20th century--Exhibitions.
Photography--New York (State)--New York--Exhibitions.
Photography.

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