"Ausherman offers the fullest account available of the remarkable career of Frances Benjamin Johnston, one of America's finest photographers and recorders of the national heritage This book is remarkable for its assured handling of Johnston's place as pioneer woman photographer and leader in the movement for architectural recording огиои and preservation "--John Maynard, New York University Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) achieved acclaim in the late nineteenth century as an accomplished photographer One of the first women in a field dominated by men, she was known for her portraiture, artistic studies, photojournalism, garden, and architectural photography Drawing upon Johnston's original papers and photographs from the Library of Congress, Maria Ausherman focuses on Johnston's most compendious project: to visually record the traditional architecture of the South across nine states Johnston's work had a lasting impact on her times She was a vital force in the early historic preservation movement, and her work remains well known and discussed to this day Ausherman's examination of this extraordinary photographer's career shows both the early origins of her style and vision, as well as her attempts to change society through her art.  Школьные2009 г Твердый переплет, 336 стр ISBN 0813032954.