The first-ever analysis of "One of the most significant photobooks in the
medium's history."

List members may be interested in this new book, which examines the 1877-78
publication Street Life in London, "one of the most significant and
far-reaching photobooks in the medium's history" (The Photobook: A
History). In its pages, journalist Adolphe Smith and photographer John
Thomson aimed to reveal, through the innovative use of photography and
essays, the conditions of a life of poverty in London.

Now regarded as a pioneering photo-text and a foundational work of socially
conscious photography, Street Life in London did not achieve commercial
success in its own time. In Street Life in London we see the start, but not
the conclusion, of a conversation between text and image in the service of
education, reportage and social justice. This book is the first-ever
in-depth analysis of the genesis, development and context of Smith and
Thomson's groundbreaking publication. The author, Dr Emily Kathryn Morgan,
is a Senior Lecturer in Art History at Iowa State University.

Full details of this richly illustrated, 556-page, full-colour publication,
sample pages and free worldwide shipping are available here:
www.museumsetc.com/products/street-life-in-london-context-and-commentary

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"As sustained and ambitious as the primary source itself... This engaging,
astute account makes [Street Life in London] available to numerous other
fields of study: urban history, sociology, media studies, and more."
Britt Salvesen, Curator, Wallis Annenberg Department of Photography, Los
Angeles County Museum of Art

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If you're involved in any way with photography, art, urban history, or
media studies you definitely won't want to miss this stimulating book!

Graeme Farnell
Publisher, MuseumsEtc

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MuseumsEtc Ltd
UK: Hudson House | 8 Albany Street | Edinburgh EH1 3QB
USA: 675 Massachusetts Ave., Ste 11 | Cambridge | MA 02139
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