Picturing America's national parks
By: Jamie M. Allen
Contributors: Barnes, Bruce (Bruce R.), 1962- writer of foreword; George Eastman Museum
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Aperture
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9781597113564
Subjects: Kolb Bros; Exhibitions; Landscape photography; National parks and reserves; Artistic Photography; Pictorial works; History
Description: To celebrate the centennial of America's National Park Service, "Picturing America's National Parks" brings together some of the finest landscape photography in the history of the medium, from America's most magnificent and sacred environments. Photography has played an integral role in both the formation of the National Parks and in the depiction of America itself, through this natural resource. From Yosemite to the most recent 2013 addition of Pinnacles National Park in California, America's National Parks have been enjoyed through photographs for over 100 years. This book traces that history and delights readers with stunning photographs of the best American landscapes. An informative essay and commentary from curator Jamie M. Allen unfold the role of photography in promoting America's national heritage, land conservation and wildlife preservation. Featuring the historic work of masters such as Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, William Henry Jackson, Edward Weston and Minor White, as well as contemporary greats such as Lee Friedlander, Stephen Shore and Joel Sternfeld, this volume offers a powerful look at America's National Parks and pays homage to a practice that has defined the way we see America, particularly the American West.
Notes: "Picturing America's National Parks is copublished with the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, on the occasion of the exhibition Photography and America's National Parks, on view June 4 to October 2, 2016"--Colophon.

Accompanies the exhibition held at the George Eastman Museum, Rochester, New York, June 4 - October 2, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Bruce Barnes; title: Photography and America's national parks : an intertwined history / by Jamie M. Allen; title: Plates. Carleton Watkins ; Eadweard Muybridge ; William Bell ; John K. Hillers ; William Henry Jackson ; Frank Jay Haynes ; Kolb Brothers ; Snapshots ; Alvin Langdon Coburn ; Imogen Cunningham ; Johan Hagemeyer ; Postcards ; Ansel Adams ; Edward Weston ; Andreas Feininger ; Minor White ; Philip Hyde ; Bradford Washburn ; Eliot Porter ; Colorama ; Garry Winogrand ; Joel Sternfeld ; Stephen Shore ; Roger Minick ; Tseng Kwong Chi ; John Pfahl ; Len Jenshel ; Martin Parr ; Thomas Struth ; Marion Belanger ; Mitch Epstein ; Mark Klett & Byron Wolfe ; Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs ; Lee Friedlander ; Rebecca Norris Webb ; Victoria Sambunaris ; Abelardo Morell ; Michael Matthew Woodlee ; Binh Danh ; David Benjamin Sherry ; Millee Tibbs ; Social media.