I. The Developing Image, 1900-1934. The Snapshot Revolution. Photography as Fine Art. Foreign Peoples, Foreign Places. Extending Vision: Science and Photography. Social Reform: The Camera as Weapon. Capturing Time: Motion Study and Social Control. Photographing the News. World War I: The Camera Goes to War. Advertising Photography. The Cult of Celebrity -- II. The Photographic Age, 1935-1959. LIFE and the Rise of the Picture Magazines. The Wire Services. The Farm Security Administration (FSA): Documenting the Depression. MoMA, 1937: The History of Photography Comes to the Museum. World War II: Censorship and Revelation. The Photographic Instant and Instant Photography. Fashion Photography. Sex and Voyeurism. The Family of Man: A Heartwarming Vision for the Cold War World. The Americans and the Dark Side of the 1950s -- III. Photography Transformed, 1960-1999. Pop Art, Photography, and the Mass Media. Surveillance and the Photograph as Evidence
I. The Developing Image, 1900-1934. The Snapshot Revolution ; Photography as Fine Art ; Foreign Peoples, Foreign Places ; Extending Vision: Science and Photography ; Social Reform: The Camera as Weapon ; Capturing Time: Motion Study and Social Control ; Photographing the News ; World War I: The Camera Goes to War ; Advertising Photography ; The Cult of Celebrity -- II. The Photographic Age, 1935-1959. LIFE and the Rise of the Picture Magazines ; The Wire Services ; The Farm Security Administration (FSA): Documenting the Depression ; MoMA, 1937: The History of Photography Comes to the Museum ; World War II: Censorship and Revelation ; The Photographic Instant and Instant Photography ; Fashion Photography ; Sex and Voyeurism ; The Family of Man: A Heartwarming Vision for the Cold War World ; The Americans and the Dark Side of the 1950s -- III. Photography Transformed, 1960-1999. Pop Art, Photography, and the Mass Media ; Surveillance and the Photograph as Evidence ; Civil Rights: Photography and Social Awareness ; The Counterculture: Changing Times, Changing Images ; Vietnam: Shooting War ; Portraiture: The Ideal and the All-too-Real ; Photography and the Environment ; The New Ethnic (Self- ) Representation ; Postmodern Photography ; The Digital Revolution
Summary:
"The companion book to the major PBS series, American Photography: A Century of Images offers a dynamic look at the twentieth century's most pervasive visual medium. Examining the powerful role that photography has played in shaping our time, it focuses on 100 key photographs - one for each year of the century.
Ranging from established artistic treasures to everyday snapshots to records of momentous historical events, these images, plus more than 75 others, chart the American experience from its grandest to its most intimate moments."--Jacket.
