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American photography and the American dream

by James Guimond

An examination of major developments and figures in twentieth-century American documentary photography. Analysing work from the reform era to the 1980s, it explores the historical contexts, intentions, and publication formats of these influential images.

Accession 31820 ISBN 0807819468 Publisher University of North Carolina Press
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