The Collectible Moment: Photographs in the Norton Simon Museum by Sander, Gloria Williams; Therese Mulligan; Lewis Baltz; Judy Dater; Robert Fichter; Charles Traub; Thomas Barrow - 2006

New Haven & Pasadena: Yale University Press & Norton Simon Art Museum, 2006. Hardcover. First edition. Very Good+ clothbound hardcover with light soiling to the bottom edges of the boards and text block and light signs of handling in a Near Fine dust jacket with traces of soiling. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A survey of the collection of photography held by the Norton Simon Museum of Art, Pasadena, CA, acquired during the period when the medium began to gain widespread acceptance in the art world, 1969-1974. The dust jacket unfolds to a poster with thumbnails of the collection on one side and captions on the verso. Essays by Gloria Williams Sander and Therese Mulligan; short essays by various figures in the world of photography including Lewis Baltz, Judy Dater, Robert Fichter, Charles Traub, Thomas Barrow, and others. 344 pages; 526 tri-toned and color illustrations + 107 b&w figures + additional text illustrations; 10 x 11.75 inches. Photography exhibition history 1941-2004, bibliography, index. Due to size and weight, international and expedited shipping will be more than quoted.