20th Century Photography: Museum Ludwig Cologne

Images of the Century (TASCHEN's 25th Anniversary Special Edition). The history of photography began some 150 years ago, but only recently has it been fully recognized as a medium in its own right. Cologne's Museum Ludwig was the first museum of contemporary art to dedicate a substantial section to international photography. The L. Fritz Gruber collection, from which this book is drawn, is one of the most important in Germany and globally, forming the core of the museum's holdings. This book offers insight into the collection's diversity, from conceptual art to abstraction to reportage, with works from major movements and genres. Featuring over 850 photographs from Ansel Adams to Piet Zwart, arranged alphabetically with descriptive texts and biographical details.