Creating the 20th Century: 100 Artists, Writers, and Thinkers
- ISBN-10
- 9814260460
- ISBN-13
- 9789814260466
- Category
- Photography
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Editions Didier Millet
- Authors
- Alberto Manguel, Ara Guler, Benoît Heimermann
Description
Ara Güler describes himself as a visual historian, and his work reflects the importance he places on the human element in a picture. In this collection of portraits, he presents a classic assemblage of famous personalities from the worlds of literature, photography, art, politics and film. The images are accompanied by detailed captions that provide compelling insights into the significance and story behind the photographs.
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