Photography as a Branch of Art History

It is paradoxical that although art historians have come to regard photography as an indispensable documentary aid in their studies, they have almost universally neglected to recognize it as an independent art form. A large and important field of artistic production has thus been overlooked-a field...

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Published in:College Art Journal 1942-05, Vol.1 (4), p.86-90
Main Author: Newhall, Beaumont
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abstract art
Architectural photography
Art history
Art photography
Cameras
Collection acquisitions
Documentary photography
Library collections
Modern art
Photographers
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Summary:It is paradoxical that although art historians have come to regard photography as an indispensable documentary aid in their studies, they have almost universally neglected to recognize it as an independent art form. A large and important field of artistic production has thus been overlooked-a field significant not only for its own sake, but also for its relationship to other forms of graphic art.
ISSN:1543-6322
0004-3249
2325-5307
DOI:10.1080/15436322.1942.10794962