{"product_id":"9781633450134","title":"Photography at Moma: 1920 to 1960","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic dive into modernist photography by the museum that helped shape its history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of photography has been told many times, but never before through the incomparable collection of photographs at The Museum of Modern Art. As the second volume in a set of three books that together present a new and comprehensive history of photography through works from MoMA’s collection, this publication charts the medium during the height of the modernist period, from 1920 to 1960.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one other volume—\u003ci\u003eLooking at Photographs\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1973—highlights the photographic treasures of MoMA’s collection; neither Beaumont Newhall’s classic \u003ci\u003eHistory of Photography\u003c\/i\u003e nor John Szarkowski’s \u003ci\u003ePhotography Until Now\u003c\/i\u003e used the Museum collection as a springboard to approach photography’s distinctive history. The Museum’s significant role in the development of this history, and in the construction of a canon that championed photography as an art form (but also eclipsed certain alternative or unfamiliar practices) requires a reconsidered history for the 21st century. This publication offers a fresh critical lens through which to appreciate works of exceptional significance, surprise and influence, encouraging creative new readings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with an in-depth introduction followed by eight chapters of full-color plates, each introduced by a short essay. Masterworks by photographers such as Alfred Stieglitz, Dorothea Lange, Man Ray and Aleksander Rodchenko appear alongside lesser-known gems, and diverse notions of modernism enrich classic interpretations, so that the beautiful fictions and messy realities of photography are complicated, refreshed and, above all, enjoyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Museum of Modern Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037171761392,"sku":"9781633450134","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781633450134_p0.jpg?v=1763676673","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781633450134","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}