A democracy of imagery / Colin Westerbeck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Westerbeck, Colin, author.

Contributor:

Howard Greenberg Gallery (New York, N.Y.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Howard Greenberg Gallery (New York, N.Y.)--Photograph collections--Exhibitions.

Howard Greenberg Gallery (New York, N.Y.).

Documentary photography--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

Documentary photography.

Documentary photography--Europe--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

Photography, Artistic--20th century--Exhibitions.

Photography, Artistic.

Photograph collections.

History.

Europe.

United States.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

History.

Physical Description:

119 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 30 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Göttingen, Germany : Steidl ; New York : Howard Greenberg Library, 2016.

Summary:

Colin Westerbeck's criterion in choosing the 100 photographs published here was to seek out underappreciated work by great photographers and great work by underappreciated photographers. These 100 prints have all been drawn from the many thousands in the inventory of Howard Greenberg Gallery. Westerbeck was particularly drawn to Greenberg's wide-ranging taste in both American and European photography of the twentieth century. The resulting book bears the name A Democracy of Imagery because Westerbeck believes all the works it contains should be considered equal. Each has been selected for its individuality -- indeed, its idiosyncrasy -- rather than its similarity to or compatibility with other images. In this spirit, works chosen for commentary are discussed individually. Westerbeck explores the background stories of particular photographs, as opposed to generalizing about the photos as a whole.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, March-April 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3958291163

9783958291164

OCLC:

932263496