Life Magazine and the Power of Photography

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By editors Katherine A. Bussard; Peter C. Bunnell, the curator of photography, Princeton Art Museum; and Kristen Gresh

Published Dec. 19, 2020

Life Magazine and the Power of Photography includes pieces from 25 different scholars across a variety of fields who investigate the influence Life magazine had on American photography as a field in its weekly run from 1936 to 1972.

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