Ichthyo : The Architecture of Fish

Author(s): Jean-Michel Cousteau & Stephanie Comer et al

Photography

Ichthyo was originally created to preserve a record of scientific samples. The black and white X-rays of fish at the Smithsonian Institution have emerged as astonishing works of art in their own right. This stunning compendium of images


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Jean-Michel Cousteau - son of Jacques Cousteau - has carried on his father's legacy as an explorer, educator, film producer and environmentalist for more than four decades. In 1997 he founded the Ocean Futures Society, a non-profit marine conservation, research, and education organisation. Dr. Daniel Pauly is a Professor at the University of British Columbia's Fisheries Centre. He has contributed to numerous scientific journals and authored books, reports, and articles, mainly on the management of fisheries and ecosystem modelling. Lynne R. Parenti is a Curator of Fishes and Research Scientist at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. She has published extensively in scientific journals and is the co-editor and co-author of several books. Director of the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, California, Deborah Klochko has over twenty years' experience in photography museums as an educator, director, and curator. Stephanie Comer is a freelance photo researcher who has worked on a number of books, including The Moment of Seeing: Minor White at the California School of Fine Arts.

General Fields

  • : 9780811861922
  • : 58075
  • : 58075
  • : 1.034
  • : 01 February 2008
  • : 214mm X 246mm X 22mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jean-Michel Cousteau & Stephanie Comer et al
  • : Jean-Michel Cousteau & Stephanie Comer et al
  • : 140 black and white x-rays
  • : 140 black and white x-rays
  • : 192
  • : 192
  • : 597
  • : 597
  • : Hardback
  • : Hardback