In Our Time
The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers
Published on 20. October 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-0-393-31129-7 (ISBN)
Description
From the grandly historic to the poignantly human, from battlefield violence to the gentle pleasures of peace, In Our Time captures the past fifty years of the world in over three hundred memorable photographs, including many in color.
As the distinguished historian William Manchester explains in his provocative text, the book is a distinctive blend of reporting and art that inevitably engages the heart and mind of the viewer. Each picture is a comment upon our experience of the twentieth century.
The photographers represented here all belong to Magnum, a collective founded in 1947 to give photojournalists artistic freedom and control over the rights to their work. Magnum's archives are a repository of the masterpieces of photography of the past half-century.
Not since the landmark photographic exhibition "The Family of Man" have so many brilliant photographs documented such a range of human experience.
As the distinguished historian William Manchester explains in his provocative text, the book is a distinctive blend of reporting and art that inevitably engages the heart and mind of the viewer. Each picture is a comment upon our experience of the twentieth century.
The photographers represented here all belong to Magnum, a collective founded in 1947 to give photojournalists artistic freedom and control over the rights to their work. Magnum's archives are a repository of the masterpieces of photography of the past half-century.
Not since the landmark photographic exhibition "The Family of Man" have so many brilliant photographs documented such a range of human experience.
Reviews / Votes
"The year's most important book of photographs. . . . [Magnum] has acted as the conscience of our times-as far as journalistic photography is concerned." -- Peter S. Prescott - NewsweekMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 328 mm
Width: 241 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
2582 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-31129-7 (9780393311297)
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Persons
Jean Lacouture is a French journalist and historian.
Fred Ritchin is a writer, educator, and photography critic. Currently the dean emeritus of the International Center of Photography (ICP) School, Ritchin was also the founding director of the documentary photography and photojournalism program at the ICP. Prior to joining ICP, Ritchin was professor of photography and imaging at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and codirector of the NYU/Magnum Foundation photography and human rights educational program.
Fred Ritchin is a writer, educator, and photography critic. Currently the dean emeritus of the International Center of Photography (ICP) School, Ritchin was also the founding director of the documentary photography and photojournalism program at the ICP. Prior to joining ICP, Ritchin was professor of photography and imaging at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and codirector of the NYU/Magnum Foundation photography and human rights educational program.