Reading American Photographs: Images As History, Mathew Brady to Walker Evans

by Alan Trachtenberg

Photography American History art history

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A study of how photographs by Mathew Brady, Walker Evans, and others have shaped American historical memory and visual culture.

ISBN-13 9780374522490 ASIN 0374522499 Views 148 Publisher Hill and Wang Year 1990 Edition Reprint Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 352 Created April 05, 2026 Updated August 05, 2026

About This Book

This book examines the role of photography in documenting and interpreting American history.

It covers major photographers and their influence on how events and society are remembered.

The work highlights the relationship between images and historical narrative.

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