Imogen Cunningham On the Body

Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976) was a pioneer of twentieth-century photography, an artist whose work significantly contributed to the acceptance of the medium as an art form. She devoted her life to her craft & photographed continuously & passionately for over seventy years. Her images of the body explore the human form in great detail: eyes, ears, heads, hands, breasts, feet. The sensuous forms she photographed are sculpted by brilliant sunlight & reveal both the universal & the unique aspects of the body. Many of her images have become well-known & popular icons in the history of photography. Imogen Cunningham: On the Body presents an overview of Cunningham's figure studies dating from 1906 through 1976, the year of her death. More than half the images had never been published before the hardcover edition of this book. Although the majority of the photographs date from the 1920s & 1930s, her later work in this genre continued to be compelling & provocative. An illustrated essay discusses Cunningham's interest in the human form, influences on her work, & comparable images by Cunningham's contemporaries. A chronology of Cunningham's life & a selected bibliography are also included.Lorenz, Richard is the author of 'Imogen Cunningham On the Body' with ISBN 9780821227305 and ISBN 0821227300.