"Bill Brandt was the preeminent British photographer of the twentieth century and a founding father of photography's modernist tradition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, Bill Brandt: Shadow and Light presents the photographer's entire oeuvre, with special emphasis on his investigation of English life in the 1930s and his innovative late nudes. It is the first full-scale examination of Brandt's work that attempts to trace a coherent trajectory across the photographer's multifaceted career."--Publisher description.