THE PUBLIC LIFE OF PHOTOGPRAHS

Do we understand a photograph differently if we encounter it in a newspaper rath
er than a book? In a photo album as opposed to framed on a museum wall? The "Pub
lic" Life of Photographs explores how the various ways that photographs have bee
n made available to the public have influenced their reception. The reproducibil
ity of photography has been the necessary tool in the creation of a mass visual
culture. This generously illustrated book explores historical instances of the "
public" life of photographic images -- tracing the steps from the creation of ph
otographs to their reception.