"In the early 1950s, Robert Frank pioneered an original and sophisticated way of looking at the world--with uncompromising clarity and honesty--that has dominated the art of photography ever since. This beautifully designed and printed monograph is being published in association with Frank's major retrospective at the National Gallery of Art. 145 tritones. 15 color plates. 12 duotone illustrations."
"In the early 1950s, Robert Frank pioneered an original and sophisticated way of looking at the world--with uncompromising clarity and honesty--that has dominated the art of photography ever since. This beautifully designed and printed monograph is being published in association with Frank's major retrospective at the National Gallery of Art. 145 tritones. 15 color plates. 12 duotone illustrations."
"First published in France in 1958, then in the United States in 1959, Robert Frank's The Americans changed the course of twentieth-century photography. In 83 photographs, Frank looked beneath the surface of American life to reveal a people plagued by racism, ill-served by their politicians and rendered numb by a rapidly expanding culture of consumption. Yet he also found novel areas of beauty in simple, overlooked corners of American li ..."
"Catalogo di mostra, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. 3 ottobre - 31 Dicembre 1994. Testi e cura di Sarah Greenough e Philip Brookman. Saggi di W.S. Di Piero, Martin Gasser e John Hanhardt. Fotografie in bianco e nero e a colori. Cronologia e lista delle opere. Edizione in tedesco . 4to pp. 336 Brossura (wrappers) Ottimo (Fine)"
"Originally created to accompany the 2007 exhibition Modernism: Designing a New World 1914-1939â at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Essential Modernism brings into focus the foundation and meaning of Modernism as the defining movement of the twentieth century. Surveying objects and images from many media and industries, the book traces the historic development of the modern form, starting with the post-World War I searc ..."
"Emmet Gowin has been taking aerial photographs of the landscape in the United States, Mexico, Czechoslovakia, Asia, and the Middle East for over twenty years. In his most compelling photographs, one witnesses how man's footprint has visually scarred and continually altered the earth's surface. This extraordinary book, published in conjunction with the first major touring exhibition of Gowin's photographs in over ten years, focuses on im ..."
"This text documents the plight of the homeless in cities and towns across America, and points the way to lasting solutions. It showcases images by many well-known photographers - among them Mary Ellen Mark, Annie Leibovitz and Jodi Cobb."
"The flush toilet. The invention of plastic. Man's first steps on the moon. These are just some of the 100 most important events, discoveries and magnificent moments of the past 1,000 years selected - and ranked - by the editors of LIFE magazine in this highly readable and lushly illustrated tour of the millennium. Working with dozens of experts around the world, LIFE's editors have put together an encyclopedic and entertaining accou ..."
"Explores the universal human experiences of struggle, transcendence and salvation through painting, sculpture, folk art, photography and assemblage from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Over 160 evocative works reflect five key themes: time, past and present; memory and tribute; community; hope and belief; and a sense of place. Artists include Brassaï, William Christenberry, Walker Evans, Howard Finster, Robert Frank, Laura Gilpi ..."
"Robert Frank (1924-) is one of the most influential of the post-war photographers. Emigrating to the US in 1947, he began working in fashion and the advertising industry for magazines like Life, Fortune and The New York Times. A year later he left to travel through South America and Europe, shooting in Peru, Bolivia, London, Wales and France. Some of these images were published in Life and in the book Indiens Pas Morts. In 1955 he becam ..."
"Ephemera captures our curiosity. Through it, we get a glimpse into the personalities, personal moments and ponderings, and sentiments of beloved public figures. Presented here are many such glimpses, along with several longer looks, into the life of legendary photographer, Robert Frank. New York to Nova Scotia was originally published in 1986 to accompany a retrospective exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and has ..."
"A shocking new exploration of the photographer as voyeur Since the rise of the photographic medium in the late 19th century, people have been fascinated by the camera’s ability to record striking moments both public and private. From Mathew Brady’s haunting images of the Civil War to the present day paparazzi’s brand of voyeurism-for-hire, photography has long served to capture not only the posed portrait but also the personal, the inti ..."
"This text documents the plight of the homeless in cities and towns across America, and points the way to lasting solutions. It showcases images by many well-known photographers - among them Mary Ellen Mark, Annie Leibovitz and Jodi Cobb."
Half Past Autumn A Retrospective by Gordon Parks, PhilipBrookman Paperback, Published 1997 by Little, Brown And Company, Boston ISBN-13: 978-1-399-21041-6, ISBN: 1-399-21041-6
"A lavishly photographed tour of America's hospices is based on the spring 1996 exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and includes works that portray the bond between patients and caregivers."
"Exhibition catalog published in conjunction with the Corcoran Gallery of Art , Washington, DC. Photography by Nan Goldin, Sally Mann, Jim Goldberg, Jack Radcliffe and Kathy Vargas. Edited by Philip Brookman, Jane Livington and Dena Andre. Essays by Marilyn Webb and Jane Livingston. Interviews by Philip Brookman. 170 pages; 54 color and 50 duo-toned b&w plates; 9 x 11.25 inches. Each of the five photographers gets a 24 to 30 page portfol ..."
"Aumentado por los lobos Kurzinfo: Goldbergs ahora famoso libro sobre fugitivos en Estados Unidos. Retratos cama materia Objetos Letras (todo esto en imágenes) Además, entrevistas y la escritura de fax por jóvenes que no lo hacen escribir mucho. Es \\ 'S No Weegee Y No Larry Clark"
Robert Frank An Exhibition of Photography and Films 1945-1977 by PhilipBrookman Paperback, 18 Pages, Published 1988 by Sesnon Gallery ISBN-13: 978-0-939982-02-8, ISBN: 0-939982-02-1
Dorothea Lange Seeing People [Hardcover] Brookman, Philip; Greenough, Sarah; Nelson, Andrea; Wexler, Laura; Ferdnance, Nana Adwoa Nyamekye; Fortune, Elizabeth and March, Kyra by PhilipBrookman, Sarah Greenough, Andrea Nelson, Laura Wexler Hardcover, Published 2023 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-27200-0, ISBN: 0-300-27200-6
"An expansive look at portraiture, identity, and inequality as seen in Dorothea Lange's iconic photographs Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) aimed to make pictures that were, in her words, "important and useful."