Lynda Nead explores post-war Britain, 1950s culture & The Tiger in the Smoke
To coincide with the launch of The Tiger in the Smoke by Lynda Nead – her third publication for…
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Eclectic and Inclusive: Inside the Association of Art Historians Conference 2017
This year the Association of Art Historians Annual Conference will focus on inclusivity and diversity in the field…
Real and Magical – ‘diane arbus: in the beginning’ with Jeff L. Rosenheim & Karan Rinaldo
Diane Arbus (1923–1971) is one of the most distinctive and provocative artists of the 20th century. Her photographs…
Germaine Krull: Catalogue to the Show
“Germaine, you and I are the greatest photographers of our time, I in the old sense you in…
The Photo finish…
It’s time for the photo finish. As 2014 draws to a close we thought we’d show off some…
Frank Browne: A Life Through the Lens
Father Francis Browne is a remarkable figure in the history of photography. Whilst he dedicated himself to life…
Two American Photographers, Britain and Ireland: A Meeting
Today, courtesy of our colleagues at the Huntington Gallery, the Yale Books Blog shares a guest post from…
Experiments in Modern Realism: World Making, Politics and the Everyday in Postwar European and American Art
Experiments in Modern Realism: World Making, Politics and the Everyday in Postwar European and American Art offers a new…
Common Ground: German Photographic Cultures Across the Iron Curtain
Common Ground: German Photographic Cultures Across the Iron Curtain is the first book to thoroughly evaluate the photography that…
Garry Winogrand: One of the Most Important Photographers of the Twentieth Century
Widely regarded as one of the most important photographers of the 20th century, Garry Winogrand (1928-1984) did much…
A Video Introduction to the Groundbreaking ‘War / Photography’ Exhibition
War/Photography surveys both iconic and newly discovered photographs of war and conflict, from daguerreotypes documenting the Crimean and…
Extract from ‘Shoe Obsession’ by Valerie Steele and Colleen Hill
This February, Yale University Press is publishing the lavishly illustrated Shoe Obsession by Valerie Steele and Colleen Hill. The…
‘The Progress of Love’. Extract from ‘Love and Africa’ essay by Kristina Van Dyke
The Progress of Love exhibition opened on December 2nd 2012 and runs until March 17th 2013 at the Menil…
Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop
The widely acknowledged use of Photoshop in modern photography does not mark the emergence of manipulated photography; rather,…
‘A New Look at Ray K. Metzker’: A Guest Blog from the Getty Center
Ray K. Metzker is one of the most innovative photographers of the last half century, though he is…
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