From: John Deluca (jdeluca@adm.schoolofvisualarts.edu)
Date: 02/24/00-03:48:22 PM Z
Newhall's text is fine for the first 150 years of Photography. But I would have to
agree with you, the early 60's is as far as it goes. I don't think we have settled
on a single text for our "Photography since 1960" class.
Darren Phil Clark wrote:
> The problem with Newhall's text is that "the Present Day" is 1960 or so.
> Get Rosenblum's book. It is the standard text in most History of
> Photography courses.
>
> Darren Clark
> Baton Rouge, LA
> dclark5@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu
>
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, John Deluca wrote:
>
> > We have been using The History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present Day,
> > by Beaumont Newhall as the text for the freshman Photo History course. You
> > might want to check it out.
> >
> > Rob Altomonte wrote:
> >
> > > This isn't really alt but a friend asked for a definitive book on the
> > > History of Photography (not alt photo!) and I really had no idea. Any good
> > > suggestions? Thanks.
> > > Rob Altomonte
> >
> >
>
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> darren clark
> baton rouge, LA
> dclark5@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu
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