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Deborah Goodman Davis

PhotoRx: Pharmacy in Photography Since 1850

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Edited by Shawn Waldron. Text by David Campany.


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From the sixth century BCE to modern times, pharmacology has been esteemed, both for the pragmatic purpose of healing the body and for its more mystical, alchemical aspects. The physical...

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  • ISBN: 9788862085540
  • Language: English
  • Pages: 160
  • Illustrations: 100
  • Binding: Clothbound
  • Release: August 2017
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From the sixth century BCE to modern times, pharmacology has been esteemed, both for the pragmatic purpose of healing the body and for its more mystical, alchemical aspects. The physical setting of the pharmacy has long been intrinsic to the fabric of the largest cities and the smallest villages, but it is easy to equate its contemporary pervasiveness with banality, and even easier to discount it as a fertile subject for art. PhotoRx refutes such notions by highlighting a surprising collection of one hundred works, mostly photographs, dating from 1850 to the present. The diverse range of artists includes Berenice Abbott, Eugène Atget, Harry Callahan, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Damien Hirst, Irving Penn, Gordon Parks, Taryn Simon, and Zoe Strauss, among others. A critical text by photography scholar and curator David Campany connects the works while framing them within a broader historical context.

Deborah Goodman Davis has been the curator of the Pharmascience, Inc., collection since 2003 and is the president of Deborah G. Davis Fine Art, an art advisory services company. Her 2012 children’s book, Speeding Down the Spiral, about a family’s trip to the Guggenheim Museum, received the Mom’s Choice Silver Medal Prize.

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  • Description

    From the sixth century BCE to modern times, pharmacology has been esteemed, both for the pragmatic purpose of healing the body and for its more mystical, alchemical aspects. The physical setting of the pharmacy has long been intrinsic to the fabric of the largest cities and the smallest villages, but it is easy to equate its contemporary pervasiveness with banality, and even easier to discount it as a fertile subject for art. PhotoRx refutes such notions by highlighting a surprising collection of one hundred works, mostly photographs, dating from 1850 to the present. The diverse range of artists includes Berenice Abbott, Eugène Atget, Harry Callahan, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Damien Hirst, Irving Penn, Gordon Parks, Taryn Simon, and Zoe Strauss, among others. A critical text by photography scholar and curator David Campany connects the works while framing them within a broader historical context.


  • The author

    Deborah Goodman Davis has been the curator of the Pharmascience, Inc., collection since 2003 and is the president of Deborah G. Davis Fine Art, an art advisory services company. Her 2012 children’s book, Speeding Down the Spiral, about a family’s trip to the Guggenheim Museum, received the Mom’s Choice Silver Medal Prize.


  • Shipping

    Shipments are made worldwide by express courier.

    Delivery is expected within 7 working days after registration of payment.

    Shipping costs vary depending on the weight of the shipment and the country of destination, and are calculated automatically when the order is placed.


  • Return and refund

    Pursuant to Article 5 of Legislative Decree No. 185 of 22 May 1999, if the customer is a consumer (i.e. a natural person who purchases goods for purposes not related to his or her professional activity, or who makes a purchase by omitting a VAT number from the order form), he or she has the right to withdraw from the purchase contract for any reason whatsoever, without the need to provide explanations and without any penalty, within 14 working days from the day of receipt of the goods.

    The right of withdrawal shall be exercised by sending, within the aforementioned term, a written notice to the geographical address of the supplier's registered office by means of a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The communication may also be sent, again within the same deadline, by means of a PEC or facsimile.
    The consumer shall enclose with the communication all the references of the order (order date, order number, precise references identifying the party concerned, company or private individual.
    The goods you wish to return must be undamaged and in their original packaging.

    The consumer must also supplement the communication with his or her complete bank details in order to obtain reimbursement of the sums paid (current account number, ABI and CAB, CIN code; for foreign countries, the BIC and IBAN codes), which will be carried out as quickly as possible and in any case within fourteen days of the date on which the supplier became aware of the consumer's exercise of the right of withdrawal. As the only charge for exercising the right of withdrawal, the consumer shall bear the direct cost of returning the goods. In the case of payment by credit card, the sums shall be returned net of bank commission charges (2.5%).

    In the event of a dispute, reference will be made to the competent court.