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Text engl. - On and by Shaw as amateur photographer and critic of photography.

Enthält Biographien.

On the so far unknown Victorian photographer of nudes et al., Henry Hayler from 61 Pimlico, London, with excerpts from his diary, comments and introductory text by Bill Jay (and, possibly, a wonderful invention by the author).

Incl. biographies.

On and by Shaw as amateur photographer and critic of photography. - Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 07.2002.

Incl. bibliography. - Harrison, William Jerome (1845-1929), geologist, science teacher et al., published a bibliography of photographic literature before 1880 which is listed in this issue.

A description of this short-lived but important British magazine is given in History of Photography, An international quarterly, ca. 1997 (check!).

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From the introduction by Andy Grundberg: „Such is the almost biblical cast in Burke's portrait theater, in which the signs of a bedrock, blue-collar America are assembled for what seems a final curtain call." From the publisher: "This collection of photographs forces us to confront the realities of these strangers' existence. Andy Grundberg compares these pictures to the portraits of Southern tenant farmers made by Walker Evans, to Mike Disfarmer's Ozark mountain people, and to Richard Avedon's contemporary portfolio, In the American West." (Antiq. Borelli, Abuquerque, NM, 02.2004).

nur Kurztitelaufnahme 11.1995

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Text engl. - With reproductions of Capa's Spanish Civil War photographs and additional images by Gerda Taro. „Original photographic dust-jacket over olive cloth. Scarce first edition of this remarkable photographic history of the Spanish civil war. In order to photograph the horrors of the conflict, Robert Capa and Gerda Taro followed the Republican battalions into perilous action and risked their lives daily. The result gathered in this book is a collection of 145 stunning photogravures. There was also a tragic consequence to the photographers' intrepidity as Gerda Taro, Capa's companion and professional photography partner, was indeed killed in a Rebel counter-attack, crushed by a tank, one year before the publication of this work. Her body lies in Paris beside Barbusse.“ (Eric Chaim Kline, Santa Monica, CA, 05.2012). - Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 12.2011.

Text dt. - Design Derek Birsall.

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