Weegee's World - Rilegato

Barth, Miles

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0821223755 ISBN 13: 9780821223758

Casa editrice: Little, Brown US, 1998

Riassunto

Weegee was the archetypal hard-boiled tabloid photographer. From the 1930s to the 1960s his images of murder, mayhem and the seamy inderside of New York set a new standard for immediacy and wit - and influenced a generation of of imitators. Working with a Speed Graphic and an on-camera flash, he shot in a stark, punchy, in-your-face style, often capturing his subjects in a startling blast of light.

This major retrospective showcases the best of his jolting work - and captures bygone New York at its most raucous, dangerous and outrageous. Here are Weegee's grisly murders, shocking accidents, gawking crowds and other signature crime-and-disaster shots, along with his equally arresting human interest and high society images - 265 high-impact images in all. Complete with interpretive essays, an annotated chronology and other documentation, this will be the definitive book on Weegee.

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Descrizione del libro:

* A landmark volume on one of the century's most celebrated news photographers.

L'autore:

His 1945 book, Naked City, made him a celebrity and was made into a film and TV series. MILES BARTH is curator of the archives and collections at the International Centre of Photography.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Little, Brown US
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0821223755
• ISBN 13: 9780821223758
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 256