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AVEDON AT WORK. In The American West. Foreword by Larry McMurtry
por Avedon, Richard & Laura Wilson
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- A near fine copy in photo illustrated cloth in the original glassine jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0810911051
- ISBN 13
- 9780810911055
- Livreiro
-
Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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Sobre este item
New York: Abrams, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy in photo illustrated cloth in the original glassine jacket. Folio. Regarded as a project in photographic history and an expression of the power of photographic art, this book was first published by Thames & Hudson in 1985. In the American West was a landmark in the career of New York photographer Richard Avedon and in the history of photography. It consisted of a series of larger-than-life black-and-white portraits of men and women living in rural America, posing in front of an immaculate white background and gazing intently at the camera. Instead of playing to the traditional myth of the openness and grandeur of the West as the title might imply, Avedon had focused his camera on people who were the antithesis of that myth: miners, housewives, farmers, and drifters. The large prints were mounted onto aluminum and exhibited without glazing, which intensified the gaze of the sitters. Unveiled in 1985 at the Amon Carter Museum, which had commissioned the project, the work was acclaimed and criticized with equal fervor. This paper focuses on the materials employed and the aesthetic choices made by the artist for the printing, mounting, and display of the photographs, and their impact on the long-term preservation of the work.
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- Livreiro
- Ed Smith Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 14830
- Título
- AVEDON AT WORK. In The American West. Foreword by Larry McMurtry
- Autor
- Avedon, Richard & Laura Wilson
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - A near fine copy in photo illustrated cloth in the original glassine jacket
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0810911051
- ISBN 13
- 9780810911055
- Editorial
- Abrams
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1985
- Palavras-chave
- photography, Texas, portraits, Amon Carter Museum, large-scale photographs
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Ed Smith Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Sobre Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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