American photography [videorecording] : a century of images / produced and directed by Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer ; writer, Ronald Blumer ; a production of KTCA in association with Middlemarch Films, Inc.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Distributed by PBS Home Video,
Copyright Date:
c1999
Description:
3 videocassettes (ca. 161 min.) : sd, col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Title from container. Originally broadcast on PBS on October 13, 1999. Companion book of the same title written by Vicki Goldberg and Robert Bruce Silberman.
Contents:
Episode 1. The developing image, 1900-1934 -- Episode 2. The photographic age, 1935-1959 -- Episode 3. Photography transformed, 1960-1999.
Summary:
Presents the whole range of photography in the United States in the 20th century. The range of topics include artistic photography, photojournalism and home photography. The series mentions the technological change and the impact that photographs have whether they are personal or newsworthy.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.