Description

Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> The Theatre of the Face is an engaging and authoritative commentary on the history of portrait photography by one of the world’s leading photography critics. It provides a new perspective on the history of the medium examining the personalities both behind and in front of the camera as well as the fascinating relationship between photographer and subject as revealed through the genre. Fully illustrated with over 300 black and white and colour photographs it covers a broad range of styles and movements from early portraitists such as Edward Sheriff Curtis to the well- known work of seminal figures including Walker Evans Cecil Beaton and August Sander and contemporary portraiture by Thomas Ruff Philip-Lorca diCorcia and Cindy Sherman This book is an essential title for critics students and photography enthusiasts.