50s

'Kiosk. A History of Photojournalism 1839-1973' by Robert LEBECK & Bodo von Dewitz (ICP Infinity Award 2002) leads you in nine chapters through the eras of international photojournalism and offers an overview of the topics of past decades and centuries.

'Abstrakt' by Ernst HAAS contains diverse abstractions in color - from street clutter to torn posters and other found objects - spanning his entire career from 1952 to 1984. HAAS himself considered the project the culmination of his photographic work.

Out-of-print volume 'Evidence 1944-1994' provides an insight into the photographic practice of the famous photographer Richard AVEDON, documents his artistic development, shows the emergence of projects and makes work and thought processes comprehensible.

One volume reissue 'People of the 20th Century' by August SANDER shows a work consisting of hundreds of individual and group portraits, which - arranged according to various aspects - presents a typology of German society in the 1920s, the Weimar Republic

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 25 x 28 x 1,5 cm., 96 pp., color ills., text language: English

Lee FRIEDLANDER has explored self-portraiture throughout his career. What began as an unorthodox exploration of the genre has evolved into a masterful pursuit, as the photo volume 'In the Picture. Self-Portraits 1958-2011' shows in 400 duotone images.

Out-of-print book 'South and West' by Charkles BRITTIN documents the American beat generation of the 1950s as well as the civil rights movement and the Black Panther Party at the end of the 60s. These two very different social revolutions are at its heart

"Books and Films' examines Robert FRANK's photo book production using spreads and explanatory texts for the volumes he has published, as well as interviews, essays and documentary photographs. A homage to the diversity and influence of his photo volumes.

This out-of-print volume, 'Kirmes Südstadt 1961' with photographs by Erik SCHWARZ, documents - like the early photo book classic 'Unter Kranenbäumen' by CHARGESHEIMER - Cologne local color and the living conditions of ordinary people in post-war Cologne.

'Shirley BAKER' presents a uniquely female portrayal of life from the 1950s to 2000. Edited by Lou Stoppard it features better known photographs from Manchester, Salford & Blackpool combined with previously unseen material from UK, France, Italy & Japan.