San Antonio College Library

"Jaroslav Rössler (1902-1990) was one of the Czech avant-garde photographers of the first half of the twentieth century whose work has only recently become known outside Eastern Europe. Czech photography in the twenties and thirties produced radical modernist works that incorporated principles of abstract art and constructivism; Jaroslav Rössler was one of the most important and distinctive artists of the period. He became known for his fusing of...

The painting of portrait miniatures in watercolour is a peculiarly English art form, for no other country supported a continuous and flourishing school of artists working in this manner over a period of almost four hundred years. Technically the art derived from the studios of the Flemish-Burgundian manuscript illuminators, and from the beginning many of its most distinguished practictioners were from the Continent. The art was firmly established...

"The seventy-eight images in this volume, selected from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, span the history of photography from the earliest daguerreotypes to the present day and exemplify the continuing evolution in the treatment of the nude as subject matter for photography"--Provided by publisher.

What makes one photograph important to its maker, while another becomes the public's choice? Exploring this question, PHOTOGRAPHER'S DIALOGUE presents the "Popular" & "Preferred" images of 30 American photographers, including Judy Dater, Elliot Erwitt, Robert Fichter, Sheila Metzner, Duane Michals, Arnold Newman, Joyce Tenneson, George Tice, Jerry Uelsmann & Edward Weston. "PHOTOGRAPHER'S DIALOGUE is a splendid catalog of a unique exhibition..." says...

Graciela Iturbide makes subtle yet powerful photographs that blend evocative scenes, primarily the cultures of her native Mexico, with her own deeply personal vision. Images of the Spirit, the first major publication of Iturbide's photography, demonstrates how in her dreamlike encounters with what may first appear to be the ordinary, she perceives the surreal and the marvelous. Iturbide's work is a mixture of history, lyricism, and portraiture, sometimes...