The dog in photography 1839-today = der Hund in der Fotografie = le chien dans la photographie

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Title:

The dog in photography 1839-today = der Hund in der Fotografie = le chien dans la photographie

Alternate title:

Hund in der Fotografie

Chien dans la photographie

Author:

Merritt, Raymond W., author.

Cain Marcus, Caleb, 1978- editor.

Höfker, translator.

Torberg, Peter, translator.

Krehl, Nora, translator.

Manceau, Simone, translator.

Debard, Claire, translator.

Series:

Bibliotheca universalis (Taschen (Firm))

Summary:

With more than 400 canine portraits, this book is both a picture tribute to our favorite four legged friend and a unique history of dogs in photography. From the 19th century right through to today, we see how the camera has been the key witness to our abiding affection for dogs, capturing their beauty, character, joy, and abiding friendship.

Physical Description:

677 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm

Subject Term:

Photography of dogs.

Dogs -- Portraits.

Dog owners -- Portraits.

Author(s):

Cain Marcus, Caleb, 1978-

Publisher:

Taschen GmbH,

Publication Date:

2018

ISBN:

9783836567473

Publication Information:

Köln [Germany] : Taschen GmbH, [2018]

Call Number:

770.9 MERRITT

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Summary

In celebration of the world's favorite animal , we bring you over 400 photographs of or about dogs . With pictures from the 19th century to today, the collection includes works by Man Ray, Eric Fischl, Wolfgang Tillmans, Donna Ruskin, Fatima NeJame, Vincent Versace, and of course Elliott Erwitt and William Wegman. Together, their pictures, unique in style but united in canine affection , are testimony if ever there was one that dogs are not only best friends, but also pure photographic inspiration .

Forget #dogsofinstagram, this is real canine art, showing how the camera has been key witness to dogs in all their diversity, character, and friendship , from pensive pooch portraits to four-pawed action shots. As intellectually as it is visually stimulating, the book includes captivating essays tracing the presence of dogs in the history of photography and their relationship with humans across the decades.