Pultz, John.

The body and the lens : photography 1839 to the present / John Pultz. - New York : H.N. Abrams, 1995. - 176 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Perspectives . - Perspectives (Harry N. Abrams, Inc.) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-171) and index.

Introduction: The Body in Photography. 1. The Nineteenth Century: Realism and Social Control -- 2. 1850-1918: Gender and Eroticism in Pictorialist Photography -- 3. 1900-1940: Heterosexuality and Modernism -- 4. 1930-1960: The Body in Society -- 5. 1960-1975: The Body, Photography, and Art in the Era of Vietnam -- 6. Photography Since 1975: Gender, Politics, and the Postmodern Body.

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Photography, Artistic--History.
Portrait photography--History.
Body, Human, in art.

NR642 / .P85 1995 TR642 / .P85 1995

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