Text originally published in the exhibition catalog Photography, 1839-1937 by the Museum of Modern Art in 1937. In 1938 the text and ill. were reprinted with minor revisions as Photography: a short critical history.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-211) and index.
Contents
The elusive image -- The mirror with a memory -- Prints from paper -- Portraits for the million -- Pictorial effect -- The faithful witness -- The conquest of action -- Photography as an art -- Straight photography -- Documentary -- Instant vision -- The quest for form -- For the printed image -- In color -- Recent trends.
