War/photography : images of armed conflict and its aftermath / Anne Wilkes Tucker and Will Michels with Natalie Zelt ; With contributions by Jeffrey Wm. Hunt [and others].

Author/creator Tucker, Anne
Other author Michels, Will.
Other author Zelt, Natalie.
Other author Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Format Book
Publication InfoHouston : Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ; New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press, ©2012.
Description606 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 33 cm
Subjects
War photography--Exhibitions.
War.

Variant title War / photography
Contents War photographers: a special breed? / Hilary Roberts -- Part 1: Seeing eye to eye: the changing ways and means by which photographers' images have reached the public eye / Natalie Zelt ; Media coverage and dissemination ; The advent of war ; Recruitment and embarkation ; Training ; The "terrible reality" of the first living-room wars / John Stauffer. -- Part 2: Daily routine ; Reconnaissance, resistance, and sabotage ; Patrol and troop movement ; The wait ; German snapshots from World War I: Personal pictures, political implications / Bodo Von Dewitz. -- Part 3: The fight ; Rescue ; Aftermath: Shell shock, exhaustion ; Death ; Grief and battlefield burials and memorials ; Destruction of property ; Executions ; Iwo Jima ; Perspectives on images of armed conflict-an interview with Hilary Roberts and Jeffrey Wm Hunt. -- Part 4: Leisure time ; Support ; Prisoners of war and interrogations ; Medicine: Wartime medicine ; Medicine subsequent to war ; Faith. -- Part 5: Portraits of war: a photographer's perspective / Will Michels ; Portraits ; Photographic essays ; Civilians: Civilian daily life ; Civilian dead and wounded ; Civilian grief ; Refugees ; Children ; Soldier photography: visualizing the war in Iraq / Liam Kennedy. -- Part 6: War's end: victory and defeat ; Retribution ; Homecoming ; Memorials ; Remembrance.
Abstract "More than 480 images illustrate the relationship between photography and war, showing the experience of armed conflict through the eyes of photographers across two centuries and six continents"-- Provided by publisher.
General note"This catalogue was published to coincide with the exhibition WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath, organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 11, 2012-February 3, 2013"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012015205
ISBN9780300177381 (hardcover)
ISBN0300177380 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks TR820.6 .T83 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold