Symbols of Ideal Life: Social Documentary Photography in America 1890–1950

by Maren Stange

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The documentary style that dominates American photography had its origins in the social reform publicity campaigns of the turn of the century. This book traces the history of this genre and its main participants, including Jacob Riis, Lewis Hine, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Ben Shahn, and Russell Lee.
  • ISBN13 9780521324410
  • Publish Date 28 April 1989
  • Publish Status Inactive
  • Out of Print 13 December 2000
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Cambridge University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 208
  • Language English