{"product_id":"image-and-memory-photography-from-latin-america-18651992-english-and-spanish-edition-9780292791183","title":"Image and Memory: Photography from Latin America  1865-1992 (English and Spanish Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFotoFest 1992  a major festival of international photography  brought Latin American photography into focus for a wide audience. Offering a diverse selection of photographers  countries  artistic movements  and subject matter  the shows revealed a photographic tradition rich in history and creativity. Drawing from the more than 1 000 images exhibited by FotoFest  this book documents the work of fifty photographers from ten countries. The photographs range from the opening of the Brazilian frontier in the 1880s to documentary images from El Salvadors recent civil war to works of specifically aesthetic intent. Many of the photographs appear here in print for the first time. Wendy Watrisss opening essay provides the curatorial overview for the book. Lois Parkinson Zamora examines the roots of visual image-making in Latin American cultures. Boris Kossoy addresses the history of Latin American photography through the nineteenth century  while Fernando Castro covers the contemporary scene. With its compelling images and English-Spanish text  this book will serve as a benchmark for future studies of photography in Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279777488949,"sku":"ByrdShop_0292791186","price":140.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780292791183.jpg?v=1780609913","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/image-and-memory-photography-from-latin-america-18651992-english-and-spanish-edition-9780292791183","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}