Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Photographs

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999 — 128 p. — ISBN-10: 0892365161; ISBN-13: 978-0892365166. Ranging from nineteenth-century daguerreotypes to more recent work by photographers such as Frederick Sommer and Manuel Alvarez Bravo, the J. Paul Getty Museums collection of more than one hundred thousand images ranks among the most comprehensive holdings of rare and important photographs in the world. The latest addition to the Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum series — which includes volumes highlighting the Museums collections of antiquities, decorative arts, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, paintings, and sculpture — this volume gathers fifty representative selections from the museums renowned Photographs collection. Each image described in fascinating detail by the curatorial staff of the Department of Photographs at the Getty Museum. Including such classics as Walker Evanss Citizen in Downtown Havana, The Whisper of the Muse by Julia Margaret Cameron, and Georgia OKeefe: A Portrait, by Alfred Stieglitz, the volume also features images by Carleton Watkins, Andre Kertesz, Man Ray, Lisette Model, and many others.
Ranging from nineteenth-century daguerreotypes to more recent work by photographers such as Frederick Sommer and Manuel Alvarez Bravo, the J. Paul Getty Museums collection of more than one hundred thousand images ranks among the most comprehensive holdings of rare and important photographs in the world.
The latest addition to the Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum series--which includes volumes highlighting the Museums collections of antiquities, decorative arts, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, paintings, and sculpture--this volume gathers fifty representative selections from the museums renowned Photographs collection. Each image described in fascinating detail by the curatorial staff of the Department of Photographs at the Getty Museum. Including such classics as Walker Evanss Citizen in Downtown Havana, The Whisper of the Muse by Julia Margaret Cameron, and Georgia OKeefe: A Portrait, by Alfred Stieglitz, the volume also features images by Carleton Watkins, André Kertész, Man Ray, Lisette Model, and many others. This book is also available in French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. The J. Paul Getty Museum's Collection Of Over One Hundred Thousand Images Is Among The Most Comprehensive Holdings Of Rare And Important Photographs In The World. It Ranges From Daguerreotypes To Work By Contemporary Photographers Such As Frederick Sommer And Manuel Alvarez Bravo. The Fifty Selections In This Volume Include Walker Evans's Citizen In Downtown Havana, The Whisper Of The Muse By Julia Margaret Cameron, And Georgia O'keeffe: A Portrait By Alfred Stieglitz, As Well As Photographs By Carleton Watkins, Andre Kertesz, Man Ray, Lisette Model, And Many Others. Each Image Is Described In Detail By The Curatorial Staff Of The Department Of Photographs At The Getty Museum. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Getty Museum's collection of illuminated manuscripts, featured in this book, comprises masterpieces of medieval and Renaissance art. Dating from the tenth to the sixteenth century, they were produced in France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, England, Spain, Poland, and the eastern Mediterranean. Among the highlights are four Ottonian manuscripts, Romanesque treasures from Germany, Italy, and France, and English Gothic Apocalypse, and late medieval manuscripts painted by such masters as Jean Fouquet, Girolamo da Cremona, Simon Marmion, and Joris Hoefnagel. Included are liturgical books, devotional books for private use, books of the Bible, histories by Giovanni Boccaccio and Jean Froissart, and a Model Book of Calligraphy.