August Sander: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum - Brossura

Sander, August

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ISBN 10: 0892365676 ISBN 13: 9780892365678

Casa editrice: J Paul Getty Museum Pubns, 2000

Riassunto

The long life of German photographer August Sander (1876-1964) spanned one of the most turbulent eras in his country's history. The Great War of 1914-1918, the Weimar Republic, the reign of National Socialism, and the horrors of World War II all left an indelible imprint on both the man and his work. Sander, a conventional studio portraitist who transformed himself into an avant-gardist, exemplified the complex and sometimes contradictory nature of his time. He was at once innovative and deeply wedded to the past, blending a progressive vision with a traditional view of society and his craft.
The approximately fifty plates featured in In Focus: August Sander are some of the most striking from the Getty Museum's more than twelve hundred pictures by the artist. They include images of rural dwellers such as those found inYoung Farmers and Farm Girls, and other portraits including Wife ofthe Cologne Painter Peter Abelen, Parliamentarianand the poignant Blind Children, Düren. A chronological overview of Sander's life provides a factual framework for this discussion.

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A collection of photographs by the German photographer August Sander. The book contains 55 plates with commentaries on each by Claudia Bohn-Spector. The book includes an edited transcription of a colloquium on Sander's life and work, and a timeline of milestones in his life.

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• Editore: J Paul Getty Museum Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0892365676
• ISBN 13: 9780892365678
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 143