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Saul Leiter: Early Black and White

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Saul Leiter: Early Black and White

Contributors:

By (Author) Martin Harrison

ISBN:

9783865214133

Publisher:

Steidl Publishers

Imprint:

Steidl Verlag

Publication Date:

1st August 2014

Country:

Germany

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

770.92

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

416

Dimensions:

Width 200mm, Height 200mm

Description

The distinctive iconography of Saul Leiter's early black-andwhite photographs stems from his profound response to the dynamic street life of New York City in the late 1940s and '50s. While this technique borrowed aspects of the photo-documentary, Leiter's imagery was more shaped by his highly individual reactions to the people and places he encountered. Like a Magic Realist with a camera, Leiter absorbed the mystery of the city and poignant human experiences. Together with Early Color (2008), also published by Steidl, Early Black and White shows the impressive range of Leiter's early photography.

Reviews

Best photobooks of 2014.--Amy Connors "The New Yorker"
The distinctive iconography of Saul Leiter's early black and white photographs stems from his profound response to the dynamic street life of New York City in the late 1940s and 50s. While this technique borrowed aspects of the photodocumentary, Leiter's imagery was more shaped by his highly individual reactions to the people and places he encountered. Like a Magic Realist with a camera, Leiter absorbed the mystery of the city and poignant human experiences. Together with Early Color, also published by Steidl, Early Black and White shows the impressive range of Leiter's early photography.--The Editors "L'Oeil de la Photographie"

Author Bio

Martin Harrison is one of the foremost scholars of Francis Bacon, and the editor of Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonn.

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