The History of Photography from 1839 to the Present Day

256 pp. Includes 163 plates (1 in color). ...discusses the growth of photography, relating technique and artistry as they evolved against a background of social and economic forces. Photographic processes are analyzed from the beginning to those even now in the experimental stage, revealing the tremendous range and variety of photography--pictorial, scientific, documentary, candid, abstract, news and color.--jacket