Photographs, museums, collections :  between art and information / 
edited by Elizabeth Edwards and Christopher Morton. 
 - xiv, 267 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (black and white, and colour) ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> The status of photographs in the history of museum collections is a complex one. From its very beginnings the double capacity of photography - as a tool for making a visual record on the one hand and an aesthetic form in its own right on the other - has created tensions about its place in the hierarchy of museum objects. While major collections of 'art' photography have grown in status and visibility, photographs not designated 'art' are often invisible in museums. Yet almost every museum has photographs as part of its ecosystem, gathered as information, corroboration or documentation, shaping the understanding of other classes of objects, and many of these collections remain uncatalogued and their significance unrecognised. This volume presents a series of case studies on the historical collecting and usage of photographs in museums. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781472533920 (pbk.) :  £19.99  No price  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Photography--Museums.<br/>Photograph collections.<br/>Photography.<br/>Photography.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>770.7'4