Swann Auction Catalog. Photographic Literature & Photographs. December 5, 2002. Sale 1954. Annuals It captured the exact moment

It captured the exact moment when the "Old Guard" of technical perfectionism met the "New Wave" of psychological realism

Vilem Kriz: Photographs (published in 1979 by The Friends of Photography) is a slim

" It defined the aesthetic standards for a generation of photographers

and the rapidly changing landscapes of a globalizing world

the catalog documents the shifting social fabric and major historical events that shaped the city's collective memory

Swann Auction Catalog. Photographic Literature & Photographs. December 5, 2002. Sale 1954. Annuals It captured the exact momentFine in wraps. 609 lots, illustrated. Prices realized laid in. High lot, $16,000 for a group of Western 19th century photos of Yellowstone and Native Americans. Collectible Photographs and Rare Books. Photographers: Berenice Abbott; Ansel Adams; Albert Arthur Allen; Richard Avedon; David F. Barry; Margaret Bourke White; Bill Brandt; Brassai; Harry Callahan; Paul Caponigro; Henri Cartier Bresson; Larry Clark; Alvin Langdon Coburn; Robert Doisneau;