Background information
"This publication examines the most interesting and innovative photographic books appearing in the decade in which 'modern' photography developed in Italy. The medium at that time oscillated between autonomous visual research (starting from the new experimentalism of the Futurists) and a 'functional' use of photographic illustration in the two parallel and often intersecting fields of advertising and propaganda.
Content
In tracing the brief and intense history of graphic and photographic modernism in Italy, 'The Italian Photobook 1931-1941' by Giorgio Grillo presents about 100 works by several of the period’s leading figures: Antonio BOGGERI, Erberto CARBONI, Franco GRIGNANI, Bruno MUNARI, Giuseppe PAGANO, and Luigi VERONESI." (© Montanari, 2020)
Additional information
The photo book theory volume 'The Italian Photobook 1931-1941' was published in Italian despite the title and provided with an English-language insert.
The photo books dealt with here come from these photographers
Antonio NOGGERI, Erberto CARBONI, Franco GRIGNANI, Bruno MUNARI, Giuseppe PAGANO, Luigi VERONESI
Photo books by
- Antonio BOGGERI
Erberto CARBONI
Franco GRIGNANI
Bruno MUNARI
Giuseppe PAGANO
Luigi VERONESI