New Book on Paul Strand

Celebrating the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s recent acquisition of the core collection of Strand’s prints from the Paul Strand Archive, this stunning book 'Paul Strand: Master of Modern Photography' comprehensively reassesses the artist's career in light of current scholarship and critical debates about his work. Featuring more than 250 plates, the catalogue includes many of Strand's iconic early photos such as Wall Street and Blind Woman alongside lesser-known master prints from all phases of his career.


Discussing the artist’s prolific career, from his emergence in Alfred Stieglitz’s circle in New York in the early part of the century to his years spent working abroad in places such as Mexico, France, Italy, and Africa, Peter Barberie – The Brodsky Curator of Photographs at Alfred Stieglitz Center, Philadelphia Museum of Art – positions Strand as a remarkably independent modernist whose priorities shifted at several points and often ran counter to prevailing trends.

Amanda N. Bock – project assistant curator of photographs, Philadelphia Museum of Art – focuses on the years 1930–50, when Strand thoroughly explored the role of politics in modern art and relentlessly sought to identify the greater purposes of photography and filmmaking. The edited transcript from a roundtable discussion among key scholars touches upon many aspects of Strand's various projects from the 1930s to the 1960s. A detailed chronology brings to light new information about the life and work of an extraordinarily important and influential 20th-century photographer. 

Paul Strand: Master of Modern Photography
372 p., 12 x 13, 
323 color + 31 b/w illus.
ISBN: 9780300207927
Cloth: $75.00 

Paul Strand’s work is on display until January 4, 2015, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

For more information, please go to Yalepress and Philadelphia Museum of Art