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"This Was the Photo League - Compassion and the Camera"

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First edition, published by Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago, 2001. 'Compassion and the Camera from the Depression to the Cold War', a powerful compilation of the photographers involved in the Photo League, a non-profit organisation of photographers united by their belief in the transformative power of photography to instigate social change. Includes 169 black and white images, a combination of professional and amateur photographs.
  • Creator:
    The Photo League (Photographer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.23 in (28.5 cm)Width: 9.45 in (24 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2001
  • Condition:
    New.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU210235471393
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