John Szarkowski
John Szarkowski is director emeritus of the Department of Photography at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. As director of the department from 1962 through 1991, he oversaw the presentation of more than 100 exhibitions. He also oversaw the publication of more than 30 books and catalogues, the inauguration of the Museum's first photography collection galleries in 1964 and their expansion in 1984 and the establishment of endowments to support the department's programs. Throughout his tenure, he...See more
John Szarkowski is director emeritus of the Department of Photography at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. As director of the department from 1962 through 1991, he oversaw the presentation of more than 100 exhibitions. He also oversaw the publication of more than 30 books and catalogues, the inauguration of the Museum's first photography collection galleries in 1964 and their expansion in 1984 and the establishment of endowments to support the department's programs. Throughout his tenure, he supervised the development of the collection, which now includes more than 25,000 works spanning the history of photography. Szarkowski was born in Ashland, Wisconsin in 1925. See less
John Szarkowski's Featured Books
John Szarkowski book reviews
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Photographer's Eye
Worth a read
Good learning for photographers looking to broaden understanding Read More
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Photography Until Now
A Surprisingly Good Read!
by billpiel, Aug 14, 2009
While a practicing professional photographer for over 10 years, I have no formal training. Reading Szarkowski's book was a great way to bring me up to speed on the history of photography. Between ... Read More
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Looking at Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art
Excellent analysis of obscure prints.
by Pete1948, May 17, 2007
Most of the photographers/photographs reviewed in this book are not the well know, well talked about, well reviewed pictures we have seen over the years. That makes this book a fresh and interesting ... Read More
