Ute Eskildsen

The Photographed Animal: Useful, Cute and Collected
Publisher's Description
Man beholds in the animal a part of himself and a proxy in his relation to the world; his art portrays
them alternately as true friends, tools, dignified beings and monstrous beasts. There are innumerable
occasions to photograph animals, for research and as trophies, to document the creatures one has
grown fond of or has killed, to arouse emotions or to create a work of art. The Photographed Animal
presents images from the medium’s beginnings up to the present in a depth and variety never seen in
one place before, each reflecting the circumstances in which it was made, whether a nineteenth century
big-game hunt or a twenty-first century cat food commercial. This unique selection brings together
work from the daguerreotype to modern publicity photographs, from amateur snapshots to the work of
celebrated photographers including William Eggleston, Elliot Erwitt, Garry Winogrand and many others.
ISBN: 3865212093
Publisher: Steidl
Hardcover : 336 pages
Language: English
Dimensions: 8.8 x 11.1 x 1.5 inches
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Publisher: Steidl
Hardcover : 336 pages
Language: English
Dimensions: 8.8 x 11.1 x 1.5 inches