The Century of the Body

The Century of the Body
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Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 0500510121
ISBN-13 : 9780500510124
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Book Synopsis The Century of the Body by : William A. Ewing

Download or read book The Century of the Body written by William A. Ewing and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Musee de l'Elysee in Lausanne, one of the world's foremost photography museums, has selected these landmark images to celebrate some of modern photography's finest achievements. An introduction by William A. Ewing, and full commentaries on every photograph, survey the entire range of twentieth-century imagery, focusing on the radical shifts in attitudes to the body that have taken place since 1900. The images, magnificently reproduced in duotone and colour, stand as a lasting memorial to the finest photographic artists and scientists of the past one hundred years."--BOOK JACKET.


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