Arnold Genthe
Subtitle: pioneer of dance photography
By: Nicky van Banning
Contributors: Banning, Nicky van, 1990- writer of text
Series: Rijksmuseum Studies in Photography -- volume 15; Rijksmuseum studies in photography -- v. 15.
Publisher: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 55
ISBN-13: 9789491714771
Subjects: Dance photography; Photography; History
Description: American photographer Arnold Genthe is a pioneer of dance photography as an art form. In 1916 he published The Book of the Dance, the first true photobook dedicated to dance, in which the images not merely served to illustrate the text. Long exposure times made recording dance well-nigh impossible for many decades, but Nicky van Banning shows how Genthe used this drawback to advantage, especially to suggest movement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.