{"product_id":"minor-white-memorable-fancies-9780691978888","title":"Minor White, Memorable Fancies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe personal journals of one of postwar America's most influential photographers, published for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most significant unpublished texts in the history of photography, \u003ci\u003eMemorable Fancies\u003c\/i\u003e is the daybooks of Minor White, an artist who played a leading role in shaping the practice of photography in postwar America. Begun in the early 1930s and taking its name from a series of dialogues in William Blake's \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Heaven and Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, these writings are part diary, part photography manual, and part aesthetic treatise. \u003ci\u003eMinor White, Memorable Fancies\u003c\/i\u003e presents this work in its entirety for the first time, offering an intimate look at the ideas and interior life of one of the most important photographers of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this beautifully illustrated volume, art historian Todd Cronan sheds light on White's guiding concerns and the connections between White's writings and his public practice as a photographer and influential publisher and teacher. White's journal is accompanied by an array of photographs by White as well as annotations that provide background and context, illuminating White's life and career while capturing a vibrant and inventive moment in the history of modern photography. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenging our assumptions about photographic agency and the interplay between art and life, \u003ci\u003eMinor White, Memorable Fancies\u003c\/i\u003e engages deeply with the creative potential of photographic work, the nature and effect of artworks on viewers, and the formative role that chance plays in the production of photographs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistributed for the Princeton University Art Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-366274\"\u003eMinor White\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Art Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.60w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691978888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691978883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHO\"\u003ePhotography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHO011010\"\u003eIndividual Photographers | Artists' Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHO\"\u003ePhotography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHO014000\"\u003ePhotoessays \u0026amp; Documentaries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART015110\"\u003eHistory | 20th \u0026amp; 21st Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMinor White\u003c\/b\u003e (1908-1976) was a photographer, writer, educator, and cofounder of \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. \u003cb\u003eTodd Cronan\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of art history at Emory University.\u003cb\u003e Peter C. Bunnell\u003c\/b\u003e (1937-2021) was photography curator and the David Hunter McAlpin Professor of the History of Photography and Modern Art at Princeton University. \u003cb\u003eAndrew Kensett\u003c\/b\u003e is a doctoral student at Princeton University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Art Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455933755629,"sku":"9780691978888","price":46.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_760972b7-2688-4439-9333-326e74d0639a.jpg?v=1753540467","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/minor-white-memorable-fancies-9780691978888","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}