A selection of Jane Bown's best images, edited by her colleague at the Observer, Andrew Billen. From classics such as the cow's eye, which launched her career at Lilliput, and early celebrity portraits, to more recent faces, events and far-away landscapes, this book reveals the honesty of Jane's vision both as a public and a private observer. Her uncluttered approach and firm belief in the use of natural light, coupled with a unique sensitivity towards her subjects has resulted in a lifetime of intuitive and expressive ...
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A selection of Jane Bown's best images, edited by her colleague at the Observer, Andrew Billen. From classics such as the cow's eye, which launched her career at Lilliput, and early celebrity portraits, to more recent faces, events and far-away landscapes, this book reveals the honesty of Jane's vision both as a public and a private observer. Her uncluttered approach and firm belief in the use of natural light, coupled with a unique sensitivity towards her subjects has resulted in a lifetime of intuitive and expressive images. From famous faces captured in radiant laughter to scenes as ordinary as a postwoman's picnic, lunch every photograph has an intinacy and compassion.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Dimensions 295mm x 255mm. pp. 128. ISBN: 1871569907. Photography: 112 superb black and white photographs by the masterful Observer photographer, Jane Bown. Introduction by Andrew Billen. Original publishers cloth binding in black, lettered silver at spine. White matte dust jacket featuring a portrait of Isabella Rossellini, 1994. Fine in fine dust jacket.
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Very close to fine and bright oversize pictorial stiff wraps with excellent square spine and crisp bright text throughout. Lush black and white portraits. All full page size and impressive.
Add this copy of Jane Bown: Observer (Photography & Film) to cart. $46.08, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Herbert Press Ltd.
