American photography
Subtitle: a century of images
By: by Vicki Goldberg and Robert Silberman.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Photography & Photographs; Photography; Photo Essays; United States; Criticism; Photoessays & Documentaries; Photography / Photo Essays; 20th century; History
First sentence: IT BEGAN IN 1888, WHEN GEORGE EASTMAN brought out the roll-film Kodak, sparking the revolution that made just about everyone a photographer and a picture maker.
Description: "The companion book to the major PBS series, American Photography: A Century of Images offers a dynamic look at the twentieth century's most pervasive visual medium. Examining the powerful role that photography has played in shaping our time, it focuses on 100 key photographs - one for each year of the century.

Ranging from established artistic treasures to everyday snapshots to records of momentous historical events, these images, plus more than 75 others, chart the American experience from its grandest to its most intimate moments."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 230) and index.