Land's Polaroid

Land's Polaroid
Author: Peter C. Wensberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 306
Release: 1987
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The unauthorized story of the enigmatic man who created a world-class organization in his own image and then lost control of it. 24 pages of photographs.

Polaroid Land Photography

Polaroid Land Photography
Author: Ansel Adams
Publisher: New York Graphic Society Books
Total Pages: 307
Release: 1963
Genre: Instant photography
ISBN: 9780821207291

Instant

Instant
Author: Christopher Bonanos
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2012-09-26
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1616890851

Tells the remarkable tale of Edwin Land's one-of-a-kind invention-from Polaroid's first instant camera to hit the market in 1948, to its meteoric rise in popularity and adoption by artists such as Ansel Adams, Andy Warhol, and Chuck Close, to the company's dramatic decline into bankruptcy in the late '90s and its unlikely resurrection in the digital age.

A Triumph of Genius

A Triumph of Genius
Author: Ronald K. Fierstein
Publisher: Ankerwycke
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781627227698

This major business biography of Polaroid and its founder and inventor Edwin Land, covers how the company grew from the initial Polavision prototypes during World War II, to the 1980s landmark patent infringement trial against Kodak that nearly brought the company to its knees.

The Polaroid Years

The Polaroid Years
Author: Mary-Kay Lombino
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Instant photography
ISBN: 9783791352640

From its inception in 1947, the Polaroid system inspired artists to experiment - to dazzling effect - with the cameras' unique technologies. Edwin Land, the inventor of the first Polaroid instant camera, remarked on his discovery, "Photography will never be the same." And he was right. This fascinating journey through the Polaroid era documents the evolution of instant photography. Hundreds of color images celebrate the myriad ways Polaroid photographs were used and ingeniously manipulated by Chuck Close, Walker Evans, David Hockney, Robert Mapplethorpe, Lucas Samaras, William Wegman, and others. In addition, the book features essays addressing the unique technology of instant photography and the marketing genius of the Polaroid Corporation. Interviews with artists reveal how Polaroids affected and, in many instances, forever changed the way artists captured the world around them. AUTHOR: Mary-Kay Lombino is the Emily Hargroves Fisher '57 and Richard B. Fisher Curator at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. She has curated several exhibitions including Off the Shelf: New Forms in Contemporary Artists' Books and Utopian Mirage: Social Metaphors in Contemporary Photography. ILLUSTRATIONS: 230 photos

The Polaroid Book

The Polaroid Book
Author: Barbara Hitchcock
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2005
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9783822830727

In existence for over 50 years, the Polaroid Corporation's photography collection is the greatest collection of Polaroid images in the world. Begun by Polaroid founder Edwin Land and photographer Ansel Adams, the collection now includes images by hundreds of photographers throughout the world and contains important pieces by artists such as David Hockney, Helmut Newton, Jeanloup Sieff, and Robert Rauschenberg. The Polaroid Book, a survey of this remarkable collection, pays tribute to a medium that defies the digital age and remains a favorite among artists for its quirky look and instantly gratifying, one-of-kind images. ? over 400 works from the Polaroid Collection ? essay by Polaroid's Barbara Hitchcock illuminating the beginnings and history of the collection ? technical reference section featuring the various types of Polaroid cameras

The Branding of Polaroid

The Branding of Polaroid
Author: Paul Giambarba
Publisher: Capearts Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2014
Genre: Brand name products
ISBN: 9780871550019

How we beat Eastman Kodak and its little yellow boxes in the marketplace despite a clunky product and an irrelevant corporate name. Paul Giambarba was Polaroid's first art director and creator of corporate image development and product identity.

Fall of an Icon

Fall of an Icon
Author: Milton P. Dentch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781937588137

Fall of an Icon: Polaroid after Edwin H. Land provides a unique insider's view of the once great company. It chronicles Land's philosophies, his successes, and the situations after his era ended.

The Camera Does the Rest

The Camera Does the Rest
Author: Peter Buse
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2016-05-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 022631216X

In a world where nearly everyone has a cellphone camera capable of zapping countless instant photos, it can be a challenge to remember just how special and transformative Polaroid photography was in its day. And yet, there’s still something magical for those of us who recall waiting for a Polaroid picture to develop. Writing in the context of two Polaroid Corporation bankruptcies, not to mention the obsolescence of its film, Peter Buse argues that Polaroid was, and is, distinguished by its process—by the fact that, as the New York Times put it in 1947, “the camera does the rest.” Polaroid was often dismissed as a toy, but Buse takes it seriously, showing how it encouraged photographic play as well as new forms of artistic practice. Drawing on unprecedented access to the archives of the Polaroid Corporation, Buse reveals Polaroid as photography at its most intimate, where the photographer, photograph, and subject sit in close proximity in both time and space—making Polaroid not only the perfect party camera but also the tool for frankly salacious pictures taking. Along the way, Buse tells the story of the Polaroid Corporation and its ultimately doomed hard-copy wager against the rising tide of digital imaging technology. He explores the continuities and the differences between Polaroid and digital, reflecting on what Polaroid can tell us about how we snap photos today. Richly illustrated, The Camera Does the Rest will delight historians, art critics, analog fanatics, photographers, and all those who miss the thrill of waiting to see what develops.

Polaroid

Polaroid
Author: Alan R. Earls
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738536996

Edwin Land and Polaroid, the company he created in the 1930s, have spawned many bold scientific innovations over the years. Most of them led quickly to unique commercial products. Best known for revolutionary instant photography systems, Land and Polaroid also achieved miracles in light-polarizing technology that is embedded in many of today's consumer products. During World War II, Polaroid manufactured and created a large array of products for the U.S. military; later, Land's top-secret cold war initiatives led to crucial intelligence breakthroughs. Polaroid features images of signature innovations, scientists, and photographers who pioneered the use of Polaroid film.