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A history of pictures : from cave to the computer screen
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A history of pictures : from cave to the computer screen

by David Hockney, Martin Gayford

This history of pictures explores how three-dimensional reality is captured on flat surfaces, analysing the connections between painting, photography, drawing and film across the millennia to bridge high art and popular culture.

Accession 28766 ISBN 9780500239490 Publisher Thames & Hudson
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