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ISBN-13
9780521820554
Book Title
Camera Aloft
ISBN
9780521820554
Subject Area
Photography, History
Publication Name
Camera Aloft-Edward Steichen in the Great War
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Item Length
9.3 in
Subject
Individual Photographers / General, Modern / 20th Century, Subjects & Themes / Aerial
Publication Year
2015
Series
Cambridge Centennial of Flight Ser.
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Von Hardesty
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Item Width
6.3 in
Number of Pages
250 Pages

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Edward Steichen (1879-1973) played a key role in the development of photography in the twentieth century. He is well known for his varied career as an artist, a celebrated photographer, and museum curator. However, Steichen is less known for his pivotal role in shaping America's first experiments in aerial photography as a tool for intelligence gathering in what may be called his "lost years." In Camera Aloft, Von Hardesty tells how Steichen volunteered in 1917 to serve in the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). He rose rapidly in the ranks of the Air Service, emerging as Chief of Air Photography during the dramatic final offensives of the war. His photo sections were responsible for the rapid processing of aerial images gained through the daily and hazardous sorties over the front and in the enemy rear areas. What emerged in the eighteen months of his active service was a new template for modern aerial reconnaissance. The aerial camera, as with new weapons such as the machine gun, the tank, and the airplane, profoundly transformed modern warfare.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521820553
ISBN-13
9780521820554
eBay Product ID (ePID)
166530287

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
250 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Camera Aloft-Edward Steichen in the Great War
Publication Year
2015
Subject
Individual Photographers / General, Modern / 20th Century, Subjects & Themes / Aerial
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Photography, History
Author
Von Hardesty
Series
Cambridge Centennial of Flight Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2015-013316
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Dr Von Hardesty has written a thoughtful, elegant, and compelling account of an almost unknown chapter in the life of one of America's most famous twentieth-century artists. His treatment of Edward Steichen's service in World War I is full of surprises that will illuminate the work of art historians, military historians, and cultural historians. This is a pioneering work ... It is a wonderfully appealing subject, deftly and smoothly realized by a master craftsman." Michael Gorn, Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
940.4/4973092 B
Lc Classification Number
D639.P39 H37 2015
Table of Content
Foreword: taking the camera aloft; 1. War and exile; 2. A new life in the military; 3. Over there; 4. The world of air observation; 5. Taking charge; 6. Over the front; 7. War and photography; Appendix: life at the cutting edge: the photo sections.
Copyright Date
2015

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