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100 Photographs
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
100 Photographs
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:176 | Dimensions(mm): Height 150,Width 150 |
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Category/Genre | The arts -miscellaneous |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781855147416
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Classifications | Dewey:779.2 |
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Illustrations |
with 100 photographs in colour and black and white
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
National Portrait Gallery Publications
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Imprint |
National Portrait Gallery Publications
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Publication Date |
1 March 2018 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The National Portrait Gallery is home to more than a quarter of a million photographs that provide a fascinating commentary on British history and culture and on the development of photographic practice from its beginnings in the 1840s all the way up to th e present day. With an introduction from the Gallery's Head of Photographs , this bo ok reveals the stories and techniques behind some of the most popular images in the Gallery's Collection. 100 P hotograph s presents a selection of images of significant individuals who have shaped the last two and a half centuries of British life, from Charles Darwin to David Attenborough , from Virginia Woolf to Kate Moss, captured by artists as diverse as Oscar Rejlander , Ju lia Margaret Cameron and Mario Testino . Each image is accompanied by an extended caption with key information on the sitter and the artist
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