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Explore the era when photography broke free from painting. With its sharp lines, urban subjects, and abstract compositions, Modernism transformed the camera into the ultimate tool of the 20th century.

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Embrace the Modern.

Contents

Introduction
1Modernism
2Modernism: Portraits
Photographers
3Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: Viewpoints
4Florence Henri: Compositions
5Piet Zwart: 12 Fotografien (Portfolio)
6Germaine Krull: Métal
7Edward Weston: Vegetables
8Edward Weston: Shells
9Charles Sheeler: Criss-Crossed Conveyors, River Rouge Plant, Ford Motor Company
10E.O. Hoppé: Amerika
11Albert Renger-Patzsch: Die Welt ist schön
12John Vanderpant: Canadian Modernism
Cinema and experimental photography
13Sergei Eisenstein: Strike (1925)
14Dziga Vertov:The Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
Case studies
15USA: New Mexico: Taos
16France: Marseille: The Transporter Bridge (Pont Transbordeur)

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