First doubt
Subtitle: optical confusion in modern photography
By: Joshua Chuang ; with contributions by Allan K. Chasanoff and Steven W. Zucker.
Contributors: Chasanoff, Allan.; Zucker, Steven W.; Yale University. Art Gallery.
Publisher: Yale University Art Gallery
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Haven, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780300141337
Subjects: Chasanoff, Allan -- Photograph collections -- Exhibitions; Yale University. -- Art Gallery -- Photograph collections -- Exhibitions; Photography, Artistic -- Exhibitions; Photograph collections -- Connecticut -- New Haven -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "Many photographers have been intrigued with the baffling distortions—both subtle and disquieting—that can occur when the camera “captures” the real world. Not always intentional, some images dazzle with impossible juxtapositions or disorienting spatial orders, while others confound the viewer’s belief in the documentary promise of photography. Drawn from the highly respected collection of Allan Chasanoff, the photographs in this intriguing volume confront viewers with the challenge of doubt and confusion in so-called “straight” pictures. Featured are perceptually provocative images by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Clarence John Laughlin, Imogen Cunningham, and Lee Friedlander, among others. The book’s essays raise awareness of the interpretive nature of the lens and the interpolative nature of the medium."--Publisher description.
Notes: Exhibition held at Yale University Art Gallery, October 7, 2008 through January 4, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references.