Imogen Cunningham Portraiture

Imogen Cunningham was one of photography's early pioneerism a Seattle-born virtuoso whose brilliant portraits & still lifes helped establish the medium as an art form. This book collects the best of Cunningham's portrait work--over 200 images, more than half of which were first published in the preceeding hardcover edition. Portraiture was Cunningham's first love & foremost specialty, & her subjects, captured with stringent clarity & astuteness, include some of the century's best-known artists, photographers, writers, & other notables. Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Man Ray, Frida Kahlo, Merce Cunningham, Gertrude Stein, Spencer Tracy, Cary Grant, Sherwood Anderson, Somerset Maugham, & Anna Freud were among the thousands of individuals she photographed throughout her career. Cunningham's photo files also form an illuminating account of her own life--a compelling picture history comprising portraits of herself, her family & her friends. In an illustrated essay accompanying the plates, Richard Lorenz discusses Cunningham's approach to portraiture, influences on her work, & comparable work by other important photographers. A chronology of Cunningham's life (1883-1976) & a selected bibliography are also included.Lorenz, Richard is the author of 'Imogen Cunningham Portraiture' with ISBN 9780821227329 and ISBN 0821227327.