Creative Photography and Wales:The Legacy of W. Eugene Smith in the Valleys

Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2012. First Edition. Large octavo with grey and white pictorial boards; xiii, 153 pages: illustrations; index; 25 cm Very good(+) to near fine; slightest rubbing to corners and head of spine; else clean, tight and crisp. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780708325117, 0708325114

Out of print. Creative Photography and Wales explores the ways in which twentieth century photography fixed an image of Wales, which still resonates today. "This volume examines the 'ground' of the Valleys (its society and community) ande the 'figure of the art and the artist (photographers and their work), and maps out the significant dynamic relationships that they created." --Introduction.

Contents: Chapter 1 - A Land Fit for Heroes Chapter 2 - Photographs and Politics Chapter 3 - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Chapter 4 - Photography and Art Chapter 5 - Photograph(s) Chapter 6 - Different Views Chapter 7 - A 'Welsh Photography' Chapter 8 - The Valleys Project and Beyond.