The New York School: Photographs, 1936-1963
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (898 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1556702396 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 404 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Many of the photographers identified with the look and values embodied in "film noir". Jane Livingston examines 16 photographers in a study that defines this seminal episode in American photography. The 250 photographs in the book are printed on three kinds of paper - dull, matte and uncoated - in duotones of varying colour combinations. These photographers, many of whom also worked for the magazines of the day, stretched the boundaries of their medium in their personal work as street photographers. As their subjects, they chose the random choreography of New York's sidewalks, the crush of bodies on Con
Dr. B said Collector's item. This book is a collector's pleasure. For those interested in photography when it was social journalism, this is a beauty.. "The New York positives" according to Robin. As this thick book hasn't been reprinted or released in paperback, since the first edition in 1992, it will explain the high price and also I like to think it's because it has come to be regarded as a first-class bit of scholarship about the subject. Author Livingston has written a fascinating study about sixteen photographers who could, by now, be considered the founders of the New York Style, though this clearly is not an established photographic genre: yet.Out of the sixteen: Arbus; Avedon; Brodovitch; Croner; Davidson; Donaghy; Faurer; Frank; Grossman; Klein; Leiter; . "Pure Photo League!" according to A Customer. I agree that this is a great collection of photographs, many either never or seldom published before, and supported by interesting and original text. It is amazing how little biographical information exists on so many photographers. I bought the book because it encompassed so many of my photographic heroes and introduced me to some photographers I was not familiar with. But the reason I decided to actually write a review here was to correct the previous reviewer who mentions that Gary Winogrand's work is included in the book. It's not. But it sure is nice to see more on t