This Sporting Life, 1878-1991

The catalogue of a traveling exhibition organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, examining the significant interrelationships between sports, photography, and culture in the US, Europe, and Russia since the late 19th century. The 141 works featured (32 color, 109 duotone) by 120 photographers (including such masters as Stieglitz, Adams, Cartier-Bresson, and Arbus) are drawn from American and European public and private collections and the archives of Life and Sports Illustrated . Includes essays by Harvey Green, John M. Hoberman, and Peter Schjeldahl. Distributed by the U. of Washington Press. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.