Weegee was the archetypal hard-boiled tabloid photographer who, from the 1930s to 60s, brought images of the seamy underbelly of New York to the public. This retrospective volume showcases his work.
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Weegee was the archetypal hard-boiled tabloid photographer who, from the 1930s to 60s, brought images of the seamy underbelly of New York to the public. This retrospective volume showcases his work.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. This major retrospective features the work of this pioneer of tabloid photography and showcases the best of Weegee's jolting work from the 1930s to the 1960s. It captures bygone New York at its most raucous, dangerous, and outrageous. Grisly murders, tragic accidents, gawking crowds, along with intimate human-interest and high-society images, are all captured by Weegee's flash. Interpretive essays, an annotated chronology, bibliography, filmography, and a list of exhibitions complete this comprehensive volume.
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First trade paperback edition, stated first printing 2000 in fine / like new condition. The pages of the text are clean, crisp, and unmarked. No creasing along the spine, and no bent page corners. The book is in excellent condition with no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 1997/2000. First edition, first hardcover printing. Hardcover. Black cloth covered boards with photographically illustrated dust jacket. Photographs by Weegee. Essays by Miles Barth, Alain Bergala and Ellen Handy. Includes a chronology, bibliography, filmography, exhibitions and extended captions to the plates. Designed by Ernesto Aparicio. 264 pp., with 265 duotone plates beautifully printed in Italy by Amilcare Pizzi, S.p.A., Milan. 10-3/4 x 8-1/2 inches. Near Fine (1/2-inch area of delamination along bottom edge of cover, else Fine). From the publisher: "A landmark paperback on the most celebrated news photographer of the century, Weegee's World features the work of this archetypal hard-bitten tabloid photographer, who as also a modern master of the art of photography. Born Usher Felling (1899-1968), Weegee earned his name and reputation by always appearing first at major crime scenes, as if a Ouija board had led him to the spot. This major retrospective showcases the best of Weegee's jolting work from the 1930s to the 1960s--and captures bygone New York at its most raucous, dangerous, and outrageous."