Title: Portraits in series : a century of photographs.
Authors: Betancourt-Nuñez, Gabriele,; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg,
Publisher: Kerber Verlag,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Portrait photography Exhibitions
Abstract: The portrait is one of art's traditional motifs and was a strong motivational force for the invention of photography in the 19th century. The human image has undergone permanent change. This title features a selection of works from 40 international artists.
Contents: Forward / Sabine Schulze -- Positions Within the Photographic Dialogue / Gabriele Betancourt Nuñez -- Variations on a Theme -- Reflections on Serial Portrait Photography / Ulrike Schneider -- August Sander -- Diane Arbus -- Bernhard Fuchs -- Heinrich Riebesehl -- Thomas Ruff -- Nicholas Nixon -- David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson -- Hermann Biow -- Johann & Heinrich Hamann -- Rudolph Dührkoop -- Theodor & Oscar Hofmeister -- Helmar Lerski -- Walter Schels -- Tsuneo Enari -- Partick Faigenbaum -- Hans-Peter Feldmann -- Stefan Moses -- Ulrich Mack -- Judith Joy Ross -- Lee Friedlander -- Irving Penn -- Roni Horn -- Jürgen Klauke -- Peter Keetman -- Rineke Dijkstra -- Michael Schmidt -- Annie Leibovitz -- Cindy Sherman -- Nan Goldin -- Andy Warhol -- Kyungwoo Chun -- Michael Najjar -- Colophon.