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The Dog in Photography 1839–Today
Copertina rigida, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 2.89 lb, 688 pagine25Edizione: Francese, Inglese, Tedesco Disponibilità: DisponibileWith more than 400 canine portraits, this book is both a picture tribute to our favorite four-legged friend and a unique history of dogs in photography. From the 19th century right through to today, we see how the camera has been the key witness to our timeless affection for dogs, capturing their beauty, character, joy, and abiding friendship.
The Dog in Photography 1839–Today
25Dog Days
A photo tribute to our four-pawed friends
In celebration of the world’s favorite animal, we bring you over 400 photographs of or about dogs. With pictures from the 19th century to today, the collection includes works by Man Ray, Eric Fischl, Wolfgang Tillmans, Donna Ruskin, Fatima NeJame, Vincent Versace, and of course Elliott Erwitt and William Wegman. Together, their pictures, unique in style but united in canine affection, are testimony if ever there was one that dogs are not only best friends, but also pure photographic inspiration.
Forget #dogsofinstagram, this is real canine art, showing how the camera has been key witness to dogs in all their diversity, character, and friendship, from pensive pooch portraits to four-pawed action shots. As intellectually as it is visually stimulating, the book includes captivating essays tracing the presence of dogs in the history of photography and their relationship with humans across the decades.
Forget #dogsofinstagram, this is real canine art, showing how the camera has been key witness to dogs in all their diversity, character, and friendship, from pensive pooch portraits to four-pawed action shots. As intellectually as it is visually stimulating, the book includes captivating essays tracing the presence of dogs in the history of photography and their relationship with humans across the decades.
L'autore
Raymond Merritt è socio anziano dello studio legale newyorkese Willkie Farr & Gallagher e membro del comitato esecutivo del fondo americano per l’UNICEF. È attivo nel mondo della fotografia da oltre trent’anni, in quanto membro del consiglio di amministrazione dell’International Center of Photography di New York e membro della commissione acquisti del Whitney Museum of American Art (New York) e del Norton Museum (West Palm Beach). Avido collezionista, ha curato numerose mostre di fotografia e diversi libri sull’argomento. È inoltre stato direttore della SoHo Partnership e della Loyola Foundation.
The Dog in Photography 1839–Today
Copertina rigida, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.31 kg, 688 pagineISBN 978-3-8365-6747-3
Edizione: Francese, Inglese, Tedesco