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Best Face Forward XMAS NR Little is known about theA renowned photographer, curator, and critic offers extraordinary insights into the evolution and significance of portrait photography. "When we contemplate a portrait," says Gerry Badger in his introduction to this book, "we are asked to contemplate life. We are drawn powerfully to the person depicted." The relational aspect of portraiture comes into sharp focus through this personal selection of photographic portraits from the past two centuries.