Phillips, Sandra S., 1945- author.
American geography : photographs of land use from 1840 to the present / Sandra S. Phillips with Sally Martin Katz.
Santa Fe, NM : Radius Books, [2021]
New York, NY : D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers.
Verona, Italy : Editoriale Bortolazzi-Stei.
©2021
371 pages : chiefly color illustrations, fold-out plates ; 31 cm
Drawing from the photography collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 'American Geography' charts a visual history of land use in the United States. From the earliest photographic records of human habitation to the latest aerial and digital pictures, from almost uninhabited desert and isolated mountainous territories to suburban sprawl and densely populated cities, this compilation offers a perspective on the American landscape. Divided by region, these photographs address ways in which different histories and traditions of land use have given rise to different cultural transitions: from the Midwestern prairies and agricultural traditions of the South, to the riverine systems in the Northeast, and the environmental challenges and riches of the far West. American Geography also looks at the evidence of older habitation from the adobe dwellings and ancient cultures of the Southwest to the Midwestern mounds, many of them prehistoric. SFMOMA's last photography exhibition to consider land use, Crossing the Frontier (1996), examined only the American West. At the time, this focus offered a different way to think about landscape, and a useful way to reconsider pictures of the region. American Geography expands upon the groundwork laid by Crossing the Frontier, providing a complex, thought-provoking survey.
9781942185796 (hardcover)
1942185790 (hardcover)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Photograph collections.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Landscapes United States Pictorial works.
Landscape photography United States.
Land use United States.
Photograph collections California San Francisco.
Paysages États-Unis Ouvrages illustrés.
Photographie de paysages États-Unis.
Utilisation du sol États-Unis.
Photograph collections
Land use
Landscape photography
Landscapes
California San Francisco
United States
Exhibition catalogs.
Pictorial works
Katz, Sally Martin, author.
Chickey, David, book designer.
Currie, Montana, book designer.
Weathers, Chelsea, editor.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, issuing body, host institution.
Radius Books, publisher.
Distributed Art Publishers, distributor.
Editoriale Bortolazzi-Stei, printer.
Photographs of land use from 1840 to the present
Localisation: Bibliothèque main 308939
Cote: BIB 254256
Statut: Disponible
Localisation: Bibliothèque main 309834
Cote: BIB 254256
Notes: slipcase
Statut: Disponible
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