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Among the ruins : Arnold Genthe's photographs of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and firestorm

Title
Among the ruins : Arnold Genthe's photographs of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and firestorm / Karin Breuer with Victoria Binder, Rodger C. Birt, James A. Ganz, Carolin Görgen, Richard Misrach, and Colleen Terry.
Publication
  • San Francisco, CA : Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco ; Petaluma, CA : Cameron + Company, [2021]
  • ©2021

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Additional Authors
  • Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942
  • Breuer, Karin
  • Campbell, Thomas P. (Thomas Patrick), 1962-
  • Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, issuing body.
Description
227 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps; 28 cm
Summary
When disaster struck San Francisco on April 18, 1906, photographer Arnold Genthe grabbed a pocket camera and ventured out to document the destruction. Now, over a century later, the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts presents the definitive collection of Genthe's historic photographs.
Uniform Title
Among the ruins (Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco)
Subject
  • Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942
  • 1900-1999
  • San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 > Pictorial works
  • Earthquakes > California > San Francisco > History > 20th century > Pictorial works
  • Fires > California > San Francisco > History > 20th century > Pictorial works
  • Photography of flags
  • Photography of fires
  • Earthquakes
  • Fires
  • California > San Francisco
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Pictorial works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / Thomas P. Campbell -- Arnold Genthe and the Legion of Honor: acquiring and honoring a historical document / Karin Breuer -- Essays. Arnold Genthe and the California Camera Club / Carolin Görgen -- Retracing Genthe's journey step-by-step / James A. Ganz -- An African American presence revealed in Arnold Genthe's 1906 earthquake and fire photographs / Rodger C. Birt -- Freezing fire: Arnold Genthe and his camera / Victoria Binder -- "Get out with your 'Picture box'": photographers and the "San Francisco Horror" / Colleen Terry -- Bearing witness, then and now / Richard Misrach.
Call Number
JFF 22-277
ISBN
  • 9781951836153
  • 1951836154
LCCN
2021935642
OCLC
1268130936
Title
Among the ruins : Arnold Genthe's photographs of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and firestorm / Karin Breuer with Victoria Binder, Rodger C. Birt, James A. Ganz, Carolin Görgen, Richard Misrach, and Colleen Terry.
Publisher
San Francisco, CA : Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco ; Petaluma, CA : Cameron + Company, [2021]
Copyright Date
©2021
Type of Content
text
still image
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Added Author
Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942, photographer.
Breuer, Karin, editor.
Campbell, Thomas P. (Thomas Patrick), 1962- writer of foreword.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, issuing body.
Research Call Number
JFF 22-277
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