Southern California’s pool culture is the subject of this unique and luscious collection of photographs that explore the parallel evolution of an iconic symbol and an artistic genre. Since the end of World War II, Southern California’s backyard pools-those blue-green oases in an otherwise often arid landscape-have symbolized any number of American ideals: optimism, wealth, consumerism, escape, physical beauty, and the triumph of man over nature. Simultaneously, the field of photography developed as a transformative method for recording the human condition. This exhibition catalog celebrates the nexus of these two phenomena in a one-of-a-kind collection that features more than two hundred works by more than forty postwar artists and photographers. It presents works by photographers and artists including Bill Anderson, John Baldessari, Ruth Bernhard, David Hockney, Herb Ritts, Ed Ruscha, Julius Shulman, and Larry Sultan. Thematically grouped into topics ranging from the rise of celebrity culture, suburbia and dystopia, avant-garde architectural landscape design, and the cult of the body, these images offer a reich study of the cultural connotations of the swimming pool. six insightful essays provide a comprehensive overview of the development of the swimming pool and its attendant aesthetic and social culture.

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PartNumber	unknown	Author	Atkins, Robert
Author	Hebdige, Dick	Author	Stallings, Tyler
Author	Stearns, Robert	Author	A. Watts, Jennifer
Editor	Cornell, Daniell	Manufacturer	Prestel USA
Brand	Prestel	NumberOfItems	1
Item Weight	4.48 Pounds	ItemDimensions	11.5 x 1.25 x 11.5Inches
ReleaseDate	2012-01-11T00:00:01Z	Color	Sky/Pale blue
binding	Hardcover	Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Individual Artists
Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Photography & Video » Photograpy Equipment & Techniques	Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Photography & Video » Lifestyle & Event Photography » Lifestyle Photography
Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Photography & Video » Individual Photographers	Amazon Category	Books » History » American History » United States History » U.S. State & Local History
ISBN	3791351761	EAN	9783791351766

Weight	4.48 lbs

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Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool in Southern California Photography, 1945-1982

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