{"product_id":"9781606061039","title":"Landscape in Photographs","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike painters and draftsmen before them, photographers turned to the landscape as a source of inspiration after the invention of the medium in 1839. Since then, changing artistic movements and technical advancements have provided opportunities for camera artists to approach the subject in diverse and imaginative ways, as illustrated by the wide range of works from the extensive collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum in \u003ci\u003eLandscape in Photographs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the nineteenth century, landscape was seen merely as a backdrop to a main subject, but with the rise of industrialization, natural settings became increasingly rare in urban life and, therefore, more valued and frequently represented. Plein air photographers recorded landscapes near and far, while Pictorialists, such as Edward Steichen and Imogen Cunningham, added emotional resonance to the scenery with their painterly style. During the twentieth century, the lenses of Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, and Minor White discovered lines, shades, and textures, and the landscape became a creation of rich tones and graphic compositions. Artists such as Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind went further and cropped nature into purely abstract images.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLandscape in Photographs \u003c\/i\u003eaccompanies the exhibition \u003ci\u003eIn Focus: Picturing Landscape, \u003c\/i\u003eon view at the Getty Center from May 22 through October 7, 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Getty Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037220159728,"sku":"9781606061039","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781606061039_p0.jpg?v=1763828786","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781606061039","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}