Anonymous photography has a magic all of its own. This title features over 220 photographs that showcase the work of photographers whose identities have been lost in time.
Introductions by Robert Flynn Johnson and William Boyd are followed by ten chapters; 1. Land, Sea and Sky; 2. Beginnings; 3. Creatures; 4. Maturity; 5. Eros; 6. Going Places; 7. Signs and Messages; 8. Bizarre and Beautiful; 9. Still Life and Structure; 10. Endings and Infamy.
This volume is a collection of the photographic work of Charles Jones. Dating from the turn of the century, these studio portraits of fruit and vegetables display skill and originality. Their close-up viewpoint, long exposure and spare composition anticipates the achievements of modernist masters.