Le Corbusier and the power of photography

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Description
Le Corbusier's development was inextricably connected to the rise of the century's popular visual medium: photography. This book traces the many ways in which he used photography to define and disseminate his work and ideas around the world.
Place
London, England, United Kingdom
Other Id
NA1053.J4 COR (Library of Congress Call Number)
83161 (Cat ID)
154289 (DBTextworks system ID)
81266 (Presto content ID)
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Object Type
book
Name/Title
Le Corbusier and the power of photography
Primary Maker
Arthur Ruegg
Catherine Smet
Jean-Christophe Blaser
Klaus Spechtenhauser
Tim Benton
Veronique Boone
Lada Umstatter
Nathalie Herschdorfer
Centre international pour la ville, l'architecture et le paysage
Musee des beaux-arts (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland)
Contributor/Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Place
London, England, United Kingdom
Date
2012
Physical Description
255 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780500544228
Level of Current Record
Bib record
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Subject Category
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965--Exhibitions
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965--Criticism and interpretation
Architecture and photography--Exhibitions/Library of Congress subject headings
Architectural photography--History--20th century--Exhibitions/Library of Congress subject headings
Public Access Text
Catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition 'The constructed image : Le Corbusier and photography' and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Le Corbusier, Freeman of the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Exhibition held at the Musee des beaux-arts de, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 30 September, 2012 - 13 January, 2013 and at the Centre International pour la Ville, l'Architecture et le Paysage (CIVA), Brussels, 26 April - 6 October, 2013.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-235) and index.
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19 Dec 2023

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