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Most books related to Photography are located in the call number range TR1 - TR835 on the 10th floor. If you do not have a specific author or title of a book, and you do not know the Library of Congress Subject Heading, search the Library Catalogue by Keyword.
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Introductory courses to the history of photography often require resources that cover a broad spectrum of time periods, artists, technical information and photographic media. These books are will give a basic introduction to many topics, highlight major artists associated with movements, and include resources for further information.
The Oxford Companion to the Photograph by Call Number: TR9 .O94 2005ISBN: 0198662718Publication Date: 2005-12-01Along with technical information, the book encapsulates recent scholarship on photography as a social and artistic practice, organized both thematically and geographically. Includes over 800 biographical entries, both on photographers and on other individuals who influenced photographic culture from the early 19th century to the present. The book's scope is worldwide. It is Extensively illustrated and includes a bibliography, a chronology of photographic history, a list of important websites, and an index of people.
A New History of Photography by Call Number: TR15 .N6813 1998ISBN: 3829013280Publication Date: 1998-01-01A collection of entries that help chronicle the history of photography's evolution from daguerreotype to digital, explaining the different techniques that have been used and defining the common terms used in the field.
A World History of Photography by Call Number: TR15 .R67 2007ISBN: 9780789209375Publication Date: 2008-01-29Naomi Rosenblum’s classic text investigates all aspects of photography -- aesthetic, documentary, commercial, and technical -- while placing photos in their historical context. Includs the more than 800 photographs, by men and women, both little-known and celebrated masterpieces. Rosenblum devotes special attention to topics such as portraiture, documentation, advertising, and photojournalism, and to the camera as a means of personal artistic expression. The revised fourth edition includes updates on technical advances as well as a new chapter on contemporary photographers.
