Description
Book SynopsisAn engaging investigation of how the relationships between four U.S. photographers and Mexican artists forged new developments in modernism
Trade Review“The overall argument is strengthened by the recurrence of certain themes and concerns. The place of indigenous cultures and the impact of modernity are evidently central to the discussion, but Bravo never forgets to flesh out the social and material conditions of the circulation and reception of people and images.”—Didier Aubert,
IdeAsCharles Rufus Morey Book Award Finalist, sponsored by the College Art Association
“A highly significant and timely study, exemplifying how the porosity of borders yields great benefits for both sides.
Greater American Camera is driven by exceptional rigor of research and scholarship of the highest level.”—Leonard Folgarait, Vanderbilt University
“Bravo offers timely insights into photography as an art form specifically suited to exchange and into an art world made greater through intercultural collaborations and dialogue.”—Lauren Kroiz, author of
Cultivating Citizens: The Regional Work of Art in the New Deal Era
