20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY TASCHEN

20th Century Photography

Edited by:Jim Heimann, Steven Heller,

Museum Ludwig Cologne

Publisher:Taschen GmbH

Imprint:Taschen GmbH

ISBN/EAN:3836541025 / 9783836541022

Format:Paperback

Pagination:760 pages, Illustrations

Dimensions:195 x 138 mm, 1343 grams

Country of Pub.:Germany

Pub Date:25/09/2012

This is the indispensable bible of photography in the 20th century. The history of photography began over a century and a half ago, but only relatively recently has it been fully recognised as a medium in its own right. Cologne's Museum Ludwig was the first museum of contemporary art to devote a substantial section to international photography.

The L. Fritz Gruber collection, from which this book is drawn, is one of the most important in Germany and one of the most representative anywhere in the world, constituting the core of the museum's holdings. This book provides a fascinating insight into the collection's rich diversity; from conceptual art to abstraction to reportage, all of the major movements and genres are represented via a vast selection of the century's most remarkable photographs.

From Ansel Adams to Piet Zwart, over 850 works are presented in alphabetical order by photographer, with descriptive texts and photographers' biographical details, providing a comprehensive and indispensable overview of 20th century photography.