Evocations of Place: The Photography of Edwin Smith - Brossura

Elwall, Robert

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1858946387 ISBN 13: 9781858946382

Casa editrice: Merrell Pub Ltd, 2014

Riassunto

Hailed by the poet and architectural historian Sir John Betjeman as 'a genius at photography', Edwin Smith (1912 1971) was one of Britain’s foremost photographers. At the time of his death he was widely regarded as without peer in his sensitive renditions of historic architecture and his empathetic evocations of place. The recurrent themes of Smith’s work a concern for the fragility of the environment; an acute appreciation of the need to combat cultural homogenization by safeguarding regional diversity; and a conviction that architecture should be rooted in time and place are as pressing today as when Smith first framed them in his elegant compositions. By providing the first in-depth survey of his work, this book introduces Smith’s poignant imagery to a new generation.

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L'autore:

Robert Elwall (1953–2012) was Photographs Curator of the Royal Institute of British Architects, London.

Irena Murray is a Senior Research Associate of The British Architectural Library

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Merrell Pub Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1858946387
• ISBN 13: 9781858946382
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176