The theatre of the face - Max Kozloff

An engaging and authoritativecommentary on the historyof portrait photography by one of the world's leading photography critics, this bookprovides a new perspective on the history of the mediumthrough examining the personalities both behind and in front of the camera, as well as the fascinating relationship between photographer and subject as revealed through the genre. Fully illustrated with over 300 Black and White and colour photographs, it covers a broad range of styles and movementsfrom early portraitists such as Edward Sheriff Curtisto the well-known work of seminalfiguresincluding Walker Evans, Cecil Beaton and August Sander, as well ascontemporary portraiturebyThomas Ruff, Philip Lorca diCorcia and Cindy Sherman. This bookis an essential title for critics, students of photography, photography enthusiasts, or anyone with a general interest in portraiture.