{"product_id":"taken-by-design-photographs-from-the-institute-of-design-19371971-9780226811673","title":"Taken by Design: Photographs from the Institute of Design  1937-1971","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Chicagos great cultural achievements  the Institute of Design was among the most important schools of photography in twentieth-century America. It began as an outpost of experimental Bauhaus education and was home to an astonishing group of influential teachers and students  including Lzl Moholy-Nagy  Harry Callahan  and Aaron Siskind. To date  however  the IDs enormous contributions to the art and practice of photography have gone largely unexplored. Taken by Design is the first publication to examine thoroughly this remarkable institution and its lasting impact.  With nearly 300 illustrations  including many never-before published photographs  Taken by Design examines the changing nature of photography over this critical period in Americas midcentury. It starts by documenting the experimental nature of Moholys Bauhaus approach and photographys new and enhanced role in training the \"complete designer.\" Next it traces the formal and abstract camera experiments under Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind  which aimed at achieving a new kind of photographic subjectivity. Finally  it highlights the IDs focus on conscious references to the processes of the photographic medium itself. In addition to photographs by Moholy  Callahan  and Siskind  the book showcases works by Barbara Crane  Yasuhiro Ishimoto  Joseph Jachna  Kenneth Josephson  Gyorgy Kepes  Nathan Lerner  Ray K. Metzker  Richard Nickel  Arthur Siegel  Art Sinsabaugh  and many others. Major essays from experts in the field  biographies  a chronology  and reprints of critical essays are also included  making Taken by Design an essential work for anyone interested in the history of American photography.  Contributors include: Keith Davis  Lloyd Engelbrecht  John Grimes  Nathan Lyons  Hattula Moholy-Nagy  Elizabeth Siegel  David Travis  Larry Viskochil  James N. Wood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45657875284021,"sku":"ByrdShop_0226811670","price":40.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226811673.jpg?v=1782057308","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/taken-by-design-photographs-from-the-institute-of-design-19371971-9780226811673","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}