Research Catalog

Title

Louis Faurer / curator, Agnès Sire ; translation from French, John Tittensor.

Publication

Göttingen, Germany : Steidl, 2016.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Faurer, Louis, 1916-2001.
• Sire, Agnès
• Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, host institution
• Centro José Guerrero, host institution

Description

205 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm

Summary

"This book is the first in fifteen years to present the largely overlooked work of Louis Faurer, who depicted the melancholy streets of New York in the 1940s and '50s, and whom Walter Hopps has described as a 'master of his medium.' Faurer initially worked for fashion magazines such as Harper's Bazaar in New York, but soon focused his eye on the enchanting city itself: 'Everywhere a new discovery awaited me.' Here Faurer made poetic, darkly romantic images of the characters of the street, often the poor and lonely amidst the bustle of Times Square during what he called its 'hypnotic dusk light.' Inspired by Walker Evans, Faurer developed a personal, highly empathetic vision, comparable to that of Robert Frank, with whom he shared a loft and darkroom in his early New York days. Faurer solidified his ironic, brooding aesthetic in the '50s, often employing graphic contrasts, reflections and distortions which show the influence of film noir and deepen his exploration of the psychology of the individual: 'My eyes search for people who are grateful for life, people who forgive and whose doubts have been removed, who understand the truth, whose enduring spirit is bathed by such piercing light as to provide their present and future with hope' "--

Uniform Title

Louis Faurer. English.

Subject

• Faurer, Louis, 1916-2001 > Exhibitions
• Photography, Artistic > Exhibitions
• New York (N.Y.) > Pictorial works > Exhibitions

Note

• Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Louis Faurer" held at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris, September 9-December 18, 2016; and at Centro José Guerrero, Diputación de Granada, April 6-June 25, 2017.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

A challenge to silence and indifference / Agnès Sire -- Narrative of my career / Louis Faurer -- Concerning Louis Faurer / Walter Hopps -- Tender truths / Susan Kismaric.

Call Number

JQE 17-362

ISBN

• 395829247X
• 9783958292475

OCLC

976194087

Title

Louis Faurer / curator, Agnès Sire ; translation from French, John Tittensor.

Publisher

Göttingen, Germany : Steidl, 2016.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Faurer, Louis, 1916-2001. Photographs. Selections.

Sire, Agnès, organizer, writer of added commentary.

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, host institution.

Centro José Guerrero, host institution.

Research Call Number

JQE 17-362