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The History of Photography
Beaumont Newhall
Beaumont Newhall's landmark survey of photography from 1839 onward, first published by The Museum of Modern Art and revised across several editions. It remains one of the standard starting points for understanding how the medium developed.
Why it’s worth finding
A foundational history that gives context to almost everything else on the shelf.
- Photographer / author
- Beaumont Newhall
- Publisher
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Year
- 1949
- Type
- History
- Publishing
- Established publisher
- Availability
- Available
- Best for
- All levels
- ISBN
- N/A
“Another book you might enjoy is The History of Photography by Beaumont Newhall, published by The Museum of Modern Art. I just got the Fourth Edition, 6th printing, printed in 1978, in the mail. In these pages a week or two ago, a guy who has been a working photographer for decades told a story about a workshop from a renowned photographer he took in Santa Fe early in his career. He said the photographer was a terrible teacher, but took a liking to him and took him shopping in town while the rest of the participants were doing something else. They were in a bookstore and the photographer thrust a copy of THoP in his hands and simply said, "Buy this."”
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