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Walker Evans : depth of field

Title
Walker Evans : depth of field / edited by John T. Hill and Heinz Liesbrock ; essays by John T. Hill, Heinz Liesbrock, Jerry L. Thompson, Alan Trachtenberg, Thomas Weski.
Author
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975
Publication
  • Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, [2015]
  • ©2015
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Additional Authors
  • Hill, John T.
  • Liesbrock, Heinz, 1953-
  • Thompson, Jerry L.
  • Trachtenberg, Alan
  • Weski, Thomas
  • Josef-Albers-Museum, host institution.
  • High Museum of Art, host institution.
  • Vancouver Art Gallery, host institution.
Description
406 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits; 28 cm
Summary
"This resplendent volume is the most comprehensive study of Walker Evans's work ever published, containing masterful images accompanied by authoritative commentary from leading photography historians. The name Walker Evans conjures images of the American everyman. Whether it's his iconic contributions to James Agee's depression-era classic book, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, his architectural explorations of antebellum plantations, or his subway series, taken with a camera hidden in his coat, Evans's accessible and eloquent photographs speak to us all. This comprehensive book traces the entire arc of Evans's remarkable career, from the 1930s to the 1970s. The illustrations in the book range from his earliest images taken with a vest pocket camera to his final photos using the then new SX-70 because his regular equipment had become too heavy to carry around. The book includes commentary from three of Evans's longtime friends, photographers John T. Hill and Jerry Thompson and professor emeritus (Yale University) Alan Trachtenberg. Their insight and first-hand experience give depth to their critical writings on Evans's work. In addition to offering a broad perspective on Evans's work, the book also clarifies the photographer's 'anti-art' philosophy. Eschewing aesthetic hyperbole, Evans wanted his pictures to resonate with a wide audience. At the same time, his natural curiosity made him one of the most inventive photographers of all time. What these photographs and writings attest to is a huge and timeless talent, which came not from a camera, but from Evans's uniquely hungry eye."--
Uniform Title
Photographs. Selections
Alternative Title
  • Photographs.
  • Depth of field
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Illustrated works.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • Exhibition, pictorial works.
Note
  • Catalog of an exhibition held at the Josef-Albers-Museum, Bottrop, Germany, September 27, 2015-January 10, 2016, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, June 19-September 11, 2016, and at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 29, 2016-January 22, 2017.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 404).
Contents
Directors' foreword -- Patrons' remarks -- Introduction / John T. Hill -- "A surgeon operating on the fluid body of time" : the historiography and poetry of Walker Evans / Heinz Liesbrock -- Origins and early work 1926-1931 -- Portraits -- "Quiet and true" : the portrait photographs of Walker Evans / Jerry L. Thompson -- Victorian architecture 1931-1934 -- Cuba 1933 -- African sculpture 1934-1935 -- Antebellum architecture 1935-1936 -- Farm security administration 1935-1938 -- Let us now praise famous men -- "The most literary of the graphic arts" : Walker Evans on photography / Alan Trachtenberg -- New York subway portraits 1938-1941 -- Mangrove Coast 1941 -- The cruel and tender camera / Thomas Weski and Heinz Liesbrock -- Magazine essays 1945-1965 -- Late work 1960-1970s -- A "last lap around the track" : signs and SX-70s / Jerry L. Thompson -- Sign collection 1966-1975 -- Polaroid instant color photographs 1973-1975 -- Walker Evans : a brief sketch of his life / Jerry L. Thompson.
Call Number
JQF 17-531
ISBN
  • 3791382233
  • 9783791382234
LCCN
2016288372
OCLC
918928027
Author
Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, photographer.
Title
Walker Evans : depth of field / edited by John T. Hill and Heinz Liesbrock ; essays by John T. Hill, Heinz Liesbrock, Jerry L. Thompson, Alan Trachtenberg, Thomas Weski.
Publisher
Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 404).
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Added Author
Hill, John T., editor, author.
Liesbrock, Heinz, 1953- editor, author.
Thompson, Jerry L., author.
Trachtenberg, Alan, author.
Weski, Thomas, author.
Josef-Albers-Museum, host institution.
High Museum of Art, host institution.
Vancouver Art Gallery, host institution.
Research Call Number
JQF 17-531
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