The World War Reconnaissance Boom: A significant portion of the book focuses on how military necessity rapidly advanced the medium
By retracing the physical steps of classical painters
confrontational style and iconic scoops—such as the infamous 1958 Aïché Nana striptease at the Rugantino restaurant—directly inspired director Federico Fellini to create the character "Paparazzo" in La Dolce Vita
The catalogue functions as a curated "mini-encyclopedia" of photographic history
Stromsten, Amy. Homes on Wheels by Michael Aaron Rockland with photographs by Amy Stromsten. Untitled (Friends of Photography) The World War Reconnaissance Boom:Rutgers University Press, 1980. [Manufactured, creative, bizarre, homemade, wide variety of mobile homes, recreational vehicles, hippie dwellings, etc. At time of publication, Amy Stromsten was teaching photography in the Rutgers University Art Department.] Fine with near fine dust jacket that has one short closed tear on verso. Summary: Homes on Wheels is an engaging cultural study that explores a uniquely American fascination with mobile living.