Rediscovering Jacob Riis: Exposure Journalism and Photography in Turn-of-the-Century New York - Couverture rigide

Czitrom, Daniel; Yochelson, Bonnie

 
9781595581990: Rediscovering Jacob Riis: Exposure Journalism and Photography in Turn-of-the-Century New York
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ISBN 10 : 1595581995 ISBN 13 : 9781595581990
Editeur : The New Press, 2008

Synopsis

More than 90 years after his death Jacob Riis is still considered a pioneering photographer. He was the first to document the New York slums, publicising in haunting photographs the plight of the urban poor at the height of European immigration to the city. But Riis always maintained that he was no good at all as a photographer' and in recent years has been disparaged for racist views and political opportunitism. Here, the complex legacy of Jacob Riis is explored and explained. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout.'

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Présentation de l'éditeur

More than 90 years after his death Jacob Riis is still considered a pioneering photographer. He was the first to document the New York slums, publicising in haunting photographs the plight of the urban poor at the height of European immigration to the city. But Riis always maintained that he ""was no good at all as a photographer"" and in recent years has been disparaged for racist views and political opportunitism. Here, the complex legacy of Jacob Riis is explored and explained. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout.

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Éditeur
The New Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1595581995
ISBN 13 
9781595581990
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
336
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