Author : Otto Bettmann
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,60 MB
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN :
The story of Western civilization in 4460 pictures.
Author : Estelle Blaschke
Publisher : Spector Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 36,65 MB
Release : 2015-05-01
Category :
ISBN : 9783944669632
The role of photo agencies and commercial visual image banks no longer remains a blind spot in the history of photography. In this fascinating and timely look into two of the largest photographic agenciesthe Bettman Archive and Corbis (founded by Bill Gates)photo archive scholar Estelle Blaschke examines the criteria used in selecting images, how their value is determined and the concept of photography behind image banks. Emerging in the beginning of the 20th century to satisfy the picture-hunger of modern man, photo agencies transformed photography into a commodity. As catalysts for the picture market and through the creation of systematic collections, these companies shaped our western visual culture. The 1920s, 1930s and 1990s, in particular, ushered a paradigm shift in the economy of the medium, marked by major technological developments and the rise of new markets. A thoughtful combination of writing and images makes this book a must have for many in the field.
Author : Neil Kagan
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 19,2 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 1426211783
A chronology of world history ranges from the dawn of humankind to the present day, examining important events, milestones, ideas, and personalities that occurred simultaneously in different regions of the world.
Author : Donald G. Davis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 35,59 MB
Release : 2003-01-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0313053391
This second supplement to DALB, the Dictionary of American Library Biography (1978), adds 77 notable, deceased members of the library and archival communities to the 302 entries in the main volume and the 51 entries in the first supplement (1990). The second supplement includes primarily those figures who died between 1987 and the end of the year 2000, though some 13 entries provide sketches for notable persons whose death dates are somewhat earlier and who were not included in earlier works. Among the entries are a number of African Americans, and nearly one-half of the entries are women. Some 80 contributors from the United States and Canada provided sketches, many based on original source material. This supplement follows the practice and format of the earlier volumes, though it allows presidents of the American Library Association to compete for inclusion with other nominations.
Author : Otto Bettmann
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 20,67 MB
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN :
Looks at the negative aspects of American society between the 1860s and the early 1900s, including housing, education, food, travel, work, and health, illustrated with contemporary cartoons, prints, and photographs.
Author : John Schultz
Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 30,8 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Photography
ISBN :
Author : John M. Spalek
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 26,44 MB
Release : 2014-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 311096063X
Author : William Hannigan
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,25 MB
Release : 2004-10
Category : Photography
ISBN :
This book is the first retrospective devoted to the greatest archive of news-gathering sources--the United Press International--which covers all aspects of American life, including sports, crime, celebrities, disasters, politics and more.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,89 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : John Ashley Soames Grenville
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 21,19 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415289542
Provides a comprehensive survey of the key events and personalities of this period.
