"This monograph presents a complete overview of the photographs of Philip Trager, one of the most important photographers of architecture and dance of the twentieth century."--Book jacket. "In addition to the Wesleyan and Oberlin venues, photographs from the retrospective exhibition will be exhibited at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the University Art Gallery, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and at other venues. The Library of Congress will be the respository of the definitive archive of Philip Trager's life's work. A significant collection of the photographs will be in the collection of the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University."--P. [4]. Include bibliographical references (p. 301-306).
Contents:
The formal eye / John Wood -- Phil Trager, an appreciation / Andrew Szegedy-Maszak -- "Looking backward" : a conversation with Philip Trager / Stephanie Wiles -- An affinity for architecture : Philip Trager's photographs of buildings / Barbara L. Michaels -- Creatures of nature / Norton Owen -- Working with Phil / Eiko Otake -- A chronicle of Philip Trager's life in photography -- Chronology and selected exhibitions / Clare Rogan.
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