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Title: Photographic Memory: The Album in the Age of Photography
Authors: Edited by Verna Posever Curtis
Publisher: Aperture, Library of Congress
Year: 2011
ISBN: 9781597111317
Language: English

Description:
Photographic Memory: The Album in the Age of Photography traces the rise of the album from the turn of last century to the present day, showcasing some of the most important examples in the history of the medium, as collected by the Library of Congress.
The book includes albums by acclaimed photographers and filmmakers as well as lesser-known but equally significant albums.
Each album is beautifully reproduced over numerous spreads with an accompanying detailed explanatory text. An insightful history of the album format, as well as an informative essay about caring for and restoring albums are included.
Photographic Memory is a comprehensive illustrated history of a form of presentation that became something of an art in itself.

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