{"product_id":"9780691978888","title":"Minor White: Memorable Fancies","description":"Author: Minor White\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691978888\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Art Museum\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe personal journals of one of postwar America's most influential photographers, published for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most significant unpublished texts in the history of photography, \u003ci\u003eMemorable Fancies\u003c\/i\u003e is the daybooks of Minor White, an artist who played a leading role in shaping the practice of photography in postwar America. Begun in the early 1930s and taking its name from a series of dialogues in William Blake's \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Heaven and Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, these writings are part diary, part photography manual, and part aesthetic treatise. \u003ci\u003eMinor White, Memorable Fancies\u003c\/i\u003e presents this work in its entirety for the first time, offering an intimate look at the ideas and interior life of one of the most important photographers of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this beautifully illustrated volume, art historian Todd Cronan sheds light on White's guiding concerns and the connections between White's writings and his public practice as a photographer and influential publisher and teacher. White's journal is accompanied by an array of photographs by White as well as annotations that provide background and context, illuminating White's life and career while capturing a vibrant and inventive moment in the history of modern photography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenging our assumptions about photographic agency and the interplay between art and life, \u003ci\u003eMinor White, Memorable Fancies\u003c\/i\u003e engages deeply with the creative potential of photographic work, the nature and effect of artworks on viewers, and the formative role that chance plays in the production of photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDistributed for the Princeton University Art Museum\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46803956891806,"sku":"ADS-9780691978888","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691978888.jpg?v=1778207102","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691978888","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}