Disappearing Witness: Change in Twentieth-Century American Photography

by Gretchen Garner

Book Overview

American photographers documented and defined the twentieth century in a remarkable array of images, the style and content of which evolved dramatically over the course of the century. In Disappearing Witness, photographer and art historian Gretchen Garner chronicles this transformation, from the introduction of the 35-millimeter camera in the 1920s to the digital photography of today. Accompanied by over 125 key works in the history of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801871670
• ISBN13: 9780801871672
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 3.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher