Photos First by Ruth Thomson - ISBN: 9781445119137
Paperback
Iconic photos, vivid stories: truth, lies, and history revealed.

Photos First

  • Paperback

    64 pages

  • Release Date

    16 May 2017

Summary

Photos First brings together an inspiring collection of some of the world’s most engaging and iconic photographs, spanning the history of photography.

Divided into themes of portraits, nature, art and documentary photography, the book tells the stories behind memorable photographs, chosen for the vividness or importance of their subject matter, their pioneering technique or their historic significance. Discover photographs that are shocking, moving, dramatic or manipulative. …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781445119137
ISBN-10:1445119137
Author:Ruth Thomson
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:Franklin Watts Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:64
Release Date:16 May 2017
Weight:290g
Dimensions:6mm x 215mm x 284mm
Audience Age:10-12
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Photos First by Ruth Thomson - ISBN: 9781445119137
215 × 284 mm
A4
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Critics Review

Beautiful.

Each quality, full-page reproduction sits opposite a page of information. * School Library Journal *
Beautiful. * Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books *
Well-organized… high quality… unquestionably an informative, well researched, and engaging nonfiction selection. * International Reading Association *
The perfect introduction to studying philosophy. * Peters Gazette *
Fascinating… thought provoking… a new and fresh approach to this subject… very enjoyable. * School Librarian *

About The Author

Ruth Thomson

Ruth Thomson is an award-winning educational author (with an MA in Museum and Gallery learning) who specialises in writing books on art and history. Her art books include Grisly & Gruesome, Saints and Looking at Paintings for the National Gallery, London, a short biography of Georgia O’Keeffe and several hands-on art packs for Tate galleries. She has also co-written Posters and Propaganda in Wartime, published in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum. Her history books include a series about Victorian childhood and books about Plains Indians and Aztecs. Ruth’s interest in Terezin was sparked during research for an educational pack on Holocaust art for the London Gallery of Jewish Art. The gallery owns a powerful series of prints by Leo Haas, one of the artists featured in the book, and Ruth became intrigued to find out more about the place that had inspired them. As well as writing educational books, Ruth travels widely, collecting recycled artefacts, which she has shown in bespoke exhibitions at major British museums and galleries for the past 7 years. In her spare time, Ruth enjoys long-distance walking, stone carving and reading modern American literature.

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