Larry Burrows' photograph of the wounded soldiers reaching out in the mud, published in full colour by "Life" magazine shortly after his death in 1971, was one of the greatest photographs of the Vietnam War and it remains imprinted on our collective memories. Ralph Edwards, the managing editor of "Life", called Burrows 'the single bravest and most dedicated photographer I know of'. Burrows' photographs were intensely compassionate and terrifying beautiful. Not only was he a technical virtuoso, but he transcended the ...
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Larry Burrows' photograph of the wounded soldiers reaching out in the mud, published in full colour by "Life" magazine shortly after his death in 1971, was one of the greatest photographs of the Vietnam War and it remains imprinted on our collective memories. Ralph Edwards, the managing editor of "Life", called Burrows 'the single bravest and most dedicated photographer I know of'. Burrows' photographs were intensely compassionate and terrifying beautiful. Not only was he a technical virtuoso, but he transcended the conventions of photojournalism and created iconic art. His work was immensely influential in depicting the realities of war for the American people - a fact that did not pass unnoticed by the White House. This book follows Burrows as the course of the war unfolds. He had photographed both heroic events and the mundane routines of military life. He witnessed the coups in Saigon in 1963 and 1964, and the subsequent arrival of MacNamara. He watched the policy of US advisors escalate into full-blown war. He was fascinated by the collision between the machinery of war and the humanity of the common soldier. In his work, the spectacle of the air war is balanced by images of the wounded and the dead. The book is a monument to his work, and in turn it is a monument to all those who were killed.
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243 Folio. Original dark gray cloth boards. Some faint markings on the cover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with one small chip. A good, clean copy. Filled with 150 illustrations, 100 in colour. Larry Burrows documented the conflict in Vietnam from the earliest days of the American involvement until his death in 1971. In this volume, 150 of the photographs he took are gathered for posterity. Burrow's friend David Halberstam remarked, "Larry Burrows was as much a historian as photographer and artist. Because of his work, generations born long after he died will be able to witness and understand and feel the terrible events he recorded. This book is his last testament."
