Research Catalog

Title

Witness to our time / Alfred Eisenstaedt ; foreword by Henry R. Luce.

Author

Eisenstaedt, Alfred

Publication

• New York : The Viking Press, 1966.
• Geneva : Roto-Sadag S.A.

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Details

Additional Authors

Luce, Henry R., 1898-1967

Description

343 p. (chiefly illus., ports.); 33 cm.

Summary

Photographic record of people and events of the last forty years as captured by the camera of one of Life magazine's most famous photographers.

Series Statement

A Studio book

Uniform Title

Studio book

Subject

• Eisenstaedt, Alfred 1898-1995
• Portrait photography
• Photojournalism
• Twentieth century > Pictorial works
• studio portraits
• commercial portraiture
• journalistic photography
• photojournalism (discipline)
• Photojournalism
• Portrait photography
• Twentieth century
• Fotografie
• Foto's
• Persfoto's
• Fotojournalistiek
• Fotografen
• Twentieth century > Pictorial works

Genre/Form

• illustrated books.
• Illustrated works
• Pictorial works
• Bildband.
• Illustrated works.
• Ouvrages illustrés.

Note

• Part of illustrative matter col.

Contents

Echoes of World War I: Verdun -- Europe between two wars -- The search for peace -- The rise of the dictators -- The United States: the Great Depression -- Hollywood -- The United States: World War II -- Birth of a bomb -- A defeated Japan -- The Korean War -- Italy: the Communists lose -- Czechoslovakia: the Communists win -- England: three prime ministers -- The United States: Eisenhower becomes president -- A portfolio of distinguished Englishmen -- The royal family -- Ethiopia -- Kenya -- Ghana -- "The fabulous country" -- A portfolio of distinguished Americans -- Conservation in the United States -- The performing arts -- The travel boom -- The United Nations -- John F. Kennedy -- The eye of Eisenstaedt.

LCCN

66023565

OCLC

• ocm00476251
• 476251
• SCSB-159692

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library