D W Griffith : American Film Master

Facsimile edition of a book originally published in 1940 by the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) Film Library Series. This was the first in a monographic series conceived by MOMA's founding film curator, Iris Barry, to provide historical & aesthetic perspectives on key film collections in the Museum's care. World War II ended this series of books just as it was beginning. This facsimile edition makes this sought-after publication again available to fans & scholars of the silent film. It first appeared in conjunction with MOMA's landmark film exhibition, D. W. Griffith: The Art of the Motion Picture.Ó Both the book & the film program were groundbreaking efforts to present Griffith as a major artist of the 20th century as well as the seminal artist of the cinema. Illus.Barry, Iris is the author of 'D W Griffith : American Film Master', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422351284 and ISBN 1422351289.