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Product Description:
During his tenure as a Director at MoMA, John
Szarkowski the author of Speaking of Art, redefined the world’s
understanding of the art of photography and established himself as one of
the many giants of 20th Century art history. Over this 30 year posting he
made no effort to exhibit or publish his own work.
Prior to accepting the position of Director of the Department of
Photography at the Museum of Modern Art in 1962, John Szarkowski had
already received two Guggenheim fellowships for his own photography, had
been given exhibitions at the Walker Art Center, the George Eastman House,
and the Art Institute of Chicago, and had published two books of his
photographs - The Idea of Louis Sullivan and The Face of Minnesota. |
