Reading American Photographs: Images as History: Matthew Brady to Walker Evans is a scholarly and informative look at the history of photography in America. Unfortunately, it bombed as a book discussion choice! Packed with information but printed in small type, it is VERY slow going. Members with some background in art found it boring but of some value; other members simply found it boring. The moderator was the only one who actually finished it and she wasn't able to do so until two months after the book club meeting for which it was the selection. None of the members wanted to discuss it so we spent the meeting discussing potential selections for the following year. If your book club wants to include books on the arts, try a biography or memoir!