Perspectives on Photography

"Seven essays by eminent photo-historians and curators are here collected to acknowledge and honor the contribution one man has made to the study of photography. The topics range from the early decades of photography in England and France, to a reassessment of the relationship between photography and Impressionism, to examinations of three major American photographers, Timothy O'Sullivan, Alfred Stieglitz, and Edward Weston. These essays exemplify the broadening and enrichment of the field that Newhall remarks upon in his introduction. He also recounts his early interest and education in photography and the events that led to his first scholarly endeavors in its history."--Page 4 de la couverture.