The Thrill of the Chase: The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum

by Paul Martineau

Samuel J. Wagstaff Jr. (1921-1987) amassed an extraordinary collection of 26,000 photographs between 1973 and 1984, recognizing that photography was an undervalued art form on which he might have a profound impact as a collector. He was mainly attracted to photographs that stimulated his imagination, and his taste ran toward the idiosyncratic--images that surprised him chiefly because he had never seen them before.

In choosing the 147 works...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606064673
• ISBN13: 9781606064672
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.8" x 11.2"