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Background information
"Walker EVANS' 'American Photographs' is arguably the most important photobook ever published. Originally conceived to be a 'catalog' to accompany his one-man show at the Museum of Modern Art in 1938, it continues to go out-of-print for long stretches of time.
'Books on Books #2' presents the original 1938 edition with its 87 legendary black and white photographs that defined the documentary aesthetic.
Content
This volume also reproduces the great Lincoln Kirstein essay and a contemporary piece written by John T. Hill, the author of many books on Walker EVANS including 'Lyric Documentary' (2006)." (publisher's note, © Errata Books, 2011)
Specifications
This book has been released in two print runs and a special edition. All of them include 87 b/w photographs as reproduction - no facsimile! - and the Lincoln essay.
About the photographer, Walker EVANS
Photo books by and on the work of Walker EVANS
- Ed(s)/Author(s)
- Jeffrey Ladd
- Format
- Actual printrun! HC with dust jacket, 18,5 x 24 x 2 cm. (9.5 x 7 in.), 152 pp., (9,5 x 7 in.), 115 duotone b/w ills., text language: English