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Informationen zum Autor Sandra S. Phillips is senior curator of photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. A photographic historian and former curator of the Vassar Art Gallery in Poughkeepsie, New York, she has been responsible for many major exhibitions including ‘William Klein New York 1954–55’ (1995) and ‘Police Pictures: The Photograph as Evidence’ (1997). She organized the first survey of the world of the important postwar Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama in 1999, presented the first complete showing of the photographs, prints and writings of Diane Arbus in 2003 and curated ‘Mexico as Muse: Edward Weston and Tina Modotti’ in 2006, to considerable acclaim. A prolific author, her books include numerous exhibition catalogues, and her articles and essays have appeared regularly in books and journals. She has also taught the history of photography throughout her career and has lectured extensively in institutions ranging from San Francisco State University to Musashino Art Uni. Klappentext Martin Parr (b.1952) is one of the best-known and most influential photographers working today! acclaimed for his frank chronicling of British life. This accessible monograph charts Parr's entire career! from his early black-andwhite photographs to works from his major projects! including The Last Resort and Think of England. An introductory essay by Sandra S. Phillips! the highly regarded curator of photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art! assesses Parr's contribution to photography and provides a witty! insightful analysis to the photographs. Zusammenfassung Martin Parr is an affordable, pocket-sized monograph spanning the influential photographer’s entire career, from his early black and white photographs to works from his major projects, including The Last Resort and Think of England. It features an introductory essay by Sandra S. Phillips, Senior Curator of Photography at SFMOMA. ...
