Since 1888, when George Eastman introduced the Kodak camera, the snapshot has not only changed everyday American life and memory, it has also changed the history of fine art photography. The distinctive subject matter and visual vocabulary of the American snapshot - its poses, facial expressions, viewpoints, framing, and themes - influenced modernist photographers as they explored spontaneity, objectivity, and new topics and perspectives.
Presenting works from the collection of Robert E. Jackson, The Art of the American Snapshot is a richly illustrative chronicle of the first century of snapshot photography in the United States and the first book to examine the development of this most popular form of American photography. The volume shows that among the countless snapshots taken by American amateurs, some works, through intention or accident, continue to resonate long after their intimate context and original meaning have been lost.
288 pages, 108 color, 170 duotones | 8.5 x 11.5 inches
