The Face in the Lens: Anonymous Photographs

by Robert Flynn Johnson

Description

This richly illustrated volume gathers more than 220 anonymous photographs, offering an evocative portrait of human life across public moments and private encounters. Freed from the context of a known maker, each image invites viewers to consider memory, identity, chance, and the many ways ordinary experience can become art. Spanning diverse subjects and moods, the collection reveals the enduring mystery and emotional power of photographs whose creators have disappeared into history.

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paperback

University of California Press

Published Jan 1, 2009

207 pages

ISBN: 9780520259836

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First Published

2009

Language

eng

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