Abstract
An essay in a catalogue to accompany the exhibition: Documentary Genealogies Photography 1848–1917 at the Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid (16 November 2022 - 27 February 2023), curated by Jorge Ribalta. The essay explores the history of pre-documentary in relation to photography between documents of power and images of revolution in the form of pictures of barricades. It goes on to consider images by Atget, Zille and others, in the words of Molly Nesbit, as 'barricades against the bourgeois viewer' .
The essay appears in English and Spanish versions.
The essay appears in English and Spanish versions.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Documentary Genealogies Photography 1848–1917 |
| Place of Publication | Madrid |
| Publisher | Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia |
| Pages | 101-18 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | Jorge Ribalta |
| ISBN (Print) | 9788480266420 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |