Through Astronaut Eyes
Purdue University Press (Verlag)
978-1-55753-931-1 (ISBN)
This book explores the origins and impact of astronaut still photography from 1962 to 1972, the period when human spaceflight first captured the imagination of people around the world. Photographs taken during those three historic programs are much admired and reprinted, but rarely seriously studied. This book suggests astronaut photography is particularly relevant to American culture based on how easily the images were shared through reproduction and circulation in a very visually oriented society. Space photography's impact at the crossroads of cultural studies, the history of exploration and technology, and public memory illuminates its continuing importance to American identity.
Jennifer K. Levasseur is a museum curator in the Department of Space History at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. She received her PhD in history from George Mason University. During nearly two decades with the museum, Levasseur has worked on artifact loans and digital and exhibition projects. She serves as program committee chair of the Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference, a biannual gathering of staff from museums around the world. Her recent curated exhibits include Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-Vehicular Activity and Moving Beyond Earth, which covers the space shuttle, International Space Station, and future of human spaceflight. Her collections responsibilities include astronaut cameras, the Skylab program, and astronaut personal equipment.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION: Interpreting Astronaut Photography
CHAPTER 1: Why an Amateur Needs a Better Camera than a Professional
CHAPTER 2: Photographs for Every Audience
CHAPTER 3: Images of Exploration
CHAPTER 4: The Afterlife of Astronaut Photography
EPILOGUE: Continuing Resonance
Notes
Archival and Bibliographic Sources
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 02.07.2020 |
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Reihe/Serie | Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics |
Zusatzinfo | 23 illustrations |
Verlagsort | West Lafayette |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Gewicht | 809 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik | |
ISBN-10 | 1-55753-931-6 / 1557539316 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-55753-931-1 / 9781557539311 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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