World of francis cooper, the: nineteenth-century pennsylvania photographer

Auteur :
Ruby, Jay
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271017624
Date de publication :
1 mars 1999
Dimensions :
27,9 x 21,6 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
1207 g
Format :
Sewn
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This biographical exploration of Francis Cooper, an unknown avocational photographer, offers an unusual perspective on turn-of-the century American photography. It represents a social approach to photographic history and argues for a cultural understanding of photography as a social practice.