A native of the coal and steel town of Ostrava, Czech Republic, Viktor Kolar has been taking photographs of his hometown ever since he was a boy. Strangely rough and ready, an enthrallingly awful town, it is his whole world, the place where he searches for universal themes, for men and women's ability to survive in grueling conditions, and, since 1989, for signs of the new freedom that has turned life inside out.
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A native of the coal and steel town of Ostrava, Czech Republic, Viktor Kolar has been taking photographs of his hometown ever since he was a boy. Strangely rough and ready, an enthrallingly awful town, it is his whole world, the place where he searches for universal themes, for men and women's ability to survive in grueling conditions, and, since 1989, for signs of the new freedom that has turned life inside out.
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine. 144 pages. Small format, nearly square paperback, bound in stiff glossy paper covers. Texts in Czech and English. 81 illustrations in rich duotone. Minimal shelfwear to the edges and corners, with light rubbing to the covers. There is a small rectangle of old adhesive residue on the rear cover, presumably from an original bookseller's label. Else, the binding is tight and solid, with a clean and unmarked interior and an uncreased spine. Good artist's biography, exhibition history, and bibliography.