The Dog

From pensive mugs on irresistible pugs to pups all dresses up with no place to go, The Dog: 100 Years of Classic Photography presents a fascinating gallery of black-and-white images by some of the greatest photographers of our time. Here, Ruth SIlverman, author of the landmark The Dog Observed, shares a collection of photographs as endearing as their fourlegged subjects. In Robert Capa's Rome, a soldier tenderly bathes his doch in the hull of his combat helmet. In others, art-loving purebreds, grinning hounds, and squinting, curly-eared bulldogs are captured by Robert Doisneau on the Pont des Arts, Elliott Erwitt on a divan in Brighton, and Bruce Weber on a sunny day in the city of Light. Be it in the undignified flip of an errant ear, the flap of a panting tongue, or the feverish wag of an excited tail, these timeless images of dogs resonate with humor, poignancy, and life. And, as sur as dog is man's best friend, dog lovers and photography bufs alike are sure to thrill to The Dog as much as they do its irresistible muse.