Sandler M.W. The Story of American Photography: An Illustrated History for Young People

Little, Brown and Company, 1979. — 336 p.Since its invention, photography has been the world's most popular picture - making process. At the same time, it has been the subject of questions as t o whether or not it is a true art form. In our life time these questions have been answered with a resounding yes. The growth and appreciation of photography in the last two decades has been nothing short of phenomenal. Photography has taught us new ways of looking at the world. It has reshaped our entire visual experience.The prominence of photography today can be seen in the everincreasing number of photographic exhibitions in museums and galleries, in the proliferation of photographic books, in the meteoric rise in the number of students studying photography in high schools and colleges. Yet there has never been a history of photography prepared especially for young people.