New York 60s: Sepp Werkmeister: New York 60s | Photographs - Rilegato

Raddatz, Fritz J.

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ISBN 10: 3777424307 ISBN 13: 9783777424309

Casa editrice: Hirmer Verlag, 2015

Riassunto

Sepp Werkmeister made his name as a leading jazz photographer of the 1960s and ‘70s. Traveling to the biggest and best concerts and festivals, he became a fixture in the community and counted among his subjects Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Oscar Peterson, among many others. Many of Werkmeister’s photographs were taken in New York City, home—then as now—to a thriving jazz scene.

While most photography and music enthusiasts will be familiar with Werkmeister’s photographs of jazz greats, the Munich-born photographer’s New York cityscapes—captured during the same period—remain an underappreciated pocket of activity. Presenting more than ninety full-color photographs from the photographer’s archives, New York places Werkmeister’s work in a wider context. The book collects Werkmeister’s well-loved photographs of the city’s jazz scene, but it also shows the photographer seeking to convey a panoramic view of the city—from the wealthy and well-heeled of urban society to the homeless and hopeless in rubbish-strewn alleyways.

New York is the first publication devoted to Werkmeister’s New York cityscapes, and it restores this little-known treasure of history and photography.

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L'autore:

Ulrich Pohlmann is head curator of the photo collection at the Stadtmuseum, Munich.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

Born in Munich, Sepp Werkmeister has over the course of the last decades made a name for himself as one of Germany's leading jazz photographers. He created insightful black-and-white portraits of all of the greats, from Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald to Oscar Peterson and Miles Davis in Munich, New York and at international festivals. His New York cityscapes of the 1960s and 1970s, which provide fascinating insights into the everyday life of the American metropolis, have remained entirely unknown, however. Werkmeister captured the entire panorama of New York's urban society using his Rolleiflex camera: the rubbish, the stranded and the homeless on the one hand, and the rich and fashionably dressed inhabitants on the other hand. This publication presents more than 120 pictures from the photographer's archive.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Hirmer Verlag
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 3777424307
• ISBN 13: 9783777424309
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 125