Author: Leon Levinstein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783869304434
Category : Photography, Artistic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A portrait of New York at its most lived-in and lowdown, from under-appreciated street photographer Leon Levinstein American street photographer Leon Levinstein is much admired within the photographic community, but little known outside of it. Solo exhibitions at the National Gallery of Canada in 1995 and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2010 brought him to the attention of many, but his dynamic and original work is yet to achieve the recognition it deserves. Levinstein's fearless and unsentimental black-and-white images, whether shot in New York City, Coney Island, Haiti, Mexico or India, possess in Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator of Photographs Jeff Rosenheim's words, graphic virtuosity--seen in raw, expressive gestures and seemingly monumental bodies--balanced by an unusual compassion for his offbeat subjects. In 1975, at the age of 65, Levinstein received a grant from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. His intention, in his own words, was to photograph as wide a spectrum of the American scene as my experience and vision will allow. This long-awaited book fulfils this ambitious goal.
Leon Levinstein
Author: Leon Levinstein
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783869304434
Category : Photography, Artistic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A portrait of New York at its most lived-in and lowdown, from under-appreciated street photographer Leon Levinstein American street photographer Leon Levinstein is much admired within the photographic community, but little known outside of it. Solo exhibitions at the National Gallery of Canada in 1995 and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2010 brought him to the attention of many, but his dynamic and original work is yet to achieve the recognition it deserves. Levinstein's fearless and unsentimental black-and-white images, whether shot in New York City, Coney Island, Haiti, Mexico or India, possess in Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator of Photographs Jeff Rosenheim's words, graphic virtuosity--seen in raw, expressive gestures and seemingly monumental bodies--balanced by an unusual compassion for his offbeat subjects. In 1975, at the age of 65, Levinstein received a grant from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. His intention, in his own words, was to photograph as wide a spectrum of the American scene as my experience and vision will allow. This long-awaited book fulfils this ambitious goal.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783869304434
Category : Photography, Artistic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A portrait of New York at its most lived-in and lowdown, from under-appreciated street photographer Leon Levinstein American street photographer Leon Levinstein is much admired within the photographic community, but little known outside of it. Solo exhibitions at the National Gallery of Canada in 1995 and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2010 brought him to the attention of many, but his dynamic and original work is yet to achieve the recognition it deserves. Levinstein's fearless and unsentimental black-and-white images, whether shot in New York City, Coney Island, Haiti, Mexico or India, possess in Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator of Photographs Jeff Rosenheim's words, graphic virtuosity--seen in raw, expressive gestures and seemingly monumental bodies--balanced by an unusual compassion for his offbeat subjects. In 1975, at the age of 65, Levinstein received a grant from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. His intention, in his own words, was to photograph as wide a spectrum of the American scene as my experience and vision will allow. This long-awaited book fulfils this ambitious goal.
Leon Levinstein
Author: Bob Shamis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
By 1970, Leon Levinstein's photography had been included in several important exhibitions, from Photography Then and Now at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1952 to Harlem on My Mind at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in 1967, but widespread recognition for the artist did not follow. Now, only after his death, Levinstein's work is finally beginning to receive the attention it deserves. Leon Levinstein is the catalog for a major exhibition of his photography opening at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa on February 10, 1995 and at the Museum of Modern Art, New York on July 20, 1995. Featured in this handsome book are 66 photographs taken on the streets of New York's Lower East Side, Coney Island, Times Square, and Central Park and from Haiti, Mexico, and India. These images present in intimate detail the personal struggles and alienation of their subjects as well as Levinstein's own untempered vision of life on the street. Bob Shamis chronicles Levinstein's career as a layout artist in advertising, his aesthetic development, and his relationships with his family, fellow photographer Lisette Model, mentors Sid Grossman of the Photo League and Alexey Brodovitch of the New School for Social Research and Harper's Bazaar, and curators Edward Steichen of the Museum of Modern Art and Helen Gee of the Limelight Gallery. In a second essay, noted critic Max Kozloff discusses Levinstein's place in the milieu of New York street photography. Kozloff writes that "Levenstein's jolting approach and the raunchy world reported in these photographs . . . is very local, unmistakably New York."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
By 1970, Leon Levinstein's photography had been included in several important exhibitions, from Photography Then and Now at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1952 to Harlem on My Mind at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in 1967, but widespread recognition for the artist did not follow. Now, only after his death, Levinstein's work is finally beginning to receive the attention it deserves. Leon Levinstein is the catalog for a major exhibition of his photography opening at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa on February 10, 1995 and at the Museum of Modern Art, New York on July 20, 1995. Featured in this handsome book are 66 photographs taken on the streets of New York's Lower East Side, Coney Island, Times Square, and Central Park and from Haiti, Mexico, and India. These images present in intimate detail the personal struggles and alienation of their subjects as well as Levinstein's own untempered vision of life on the street. Bob Shamis chronicles Levinstein's career as a layout artist in advertising, his aesthetic development, and his relationships with his family, fellow photographer Lisette Model, mentors Sid Grossman of the Photo League and Alexey Brodovitch of the New School for Social Research and Harper's Bazaar, and curators Edward Steichen of the Museum of Modern Art and Helen Gee of the Limelight Gallery. In a second essay, noted critic Max Kozloff discusses Levinstein's place in the milieu of New York street photography. Kozloff writes that "Levenstein's jolting approach and the raunchy world reported in these photographs . . . is very local, unmistakably New York."
Leon Levinstein
Author: Leon Levinstein
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Limelight
Author: Helen Gee
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597113687
Category : Photographic art galleries
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597113687
Category : Photographic art galleries
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The New York School
Author: Jane Livingston
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The New York School of Photography refers to a loosely defined group of photographers who lived and worked in New York City during the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. Through a stunning selection of 250 photographs, along with quotes from the photographers, the author shows the New York School's distinctive style. Livingston is associate director and chief curator of the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The New York School of Photography refers to a loosely defined group of photographers who lived and worked in New York City during the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. Through a stunning selection of 250 photographs, along with quotes from the photographers, the author shows the New York School's distinctive style. Livingston is associate director and chief curator of the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Vanity
Author: C.F.Douglas
Publisher: PublishAmerica
ISBN: 1611022754
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
"The Kinsford family, owners of Vanity Fashions Inc. are embroiled in an attempt to takeover their company and destroy their legacy and their name. Brock, the founder and CEO of Vanity is married to Janelle Kinsford, a powerful woman from the world of old money and a woman who is a force to be reckoned with. She will stop at nothing to protect not only her family and the company, but also the deeply guarded secrets she carries. The story is a rollercoaster ride of passion, secrets, desires and the battle to save not only a company but a family as well."
Publisher: PublishAmerica
ISBN: 1611022754
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
"The Kinsford family, owners of Vanity Fashions Inc. are embroiled in an attempt to takeover their company and destroy their legacy and their name. Brock, the founder and CEO of Vanity is married to Janelle Kinsford, a powerful woman from the world of old money and a woman who is a force to be reckoned with. She will stop at nothing to protect not only her family and the company, but also the deeply guarded secrets she carries. The story is a rollercoaster ride of passion, secrets, desires and the battle to save not only a company but a family as well."
Vivian Maier
Author: John Maloof
Publisher: powerHouse Books
ISBN: 1576876330
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Please note that all blank pages in the book were chosen as part of the design by the publisher. A good street photographer must be possessed of many talents: an eye for detail, light, and composition; impeccable timing; a populist or humanitarian outlook; and a tireless ability to constantly shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot and never miss a moment. It is hard enough to find these qualities in trained photographers with the benefit of schooling and mentors and a community of fellow artists and aficionados supporting and rewarding their efforts. It is incredibly rare to find it in someone with no formal training and no network of peers. Yet Vivian Maier is all of these things, a professional nanny, who from the 1950s until the 1990s took over 100,000 photographs worldwide—from France to New York City to Chicago and dozens of other countries—and yet showed the results to no one. The photos are amazing both for the breadth of the work and for the high quality of the humorous, moving, beautiful, and raw images of all facets of city life in America’s post-war golden age. It wasn’t until local historian John Maloof purchased a box of Maier’s negatives from a Chicago auction house and began collecting and championing her marvelous work just a few years ago that any of it saw the light of day. Presented here for the first time in print, Vivian Maier: Street Photographer collects the best of her incredible, unseen body of work.
Publisher: powerHouse Books
ISBN: 1576876330
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Please note that all blank pages in the book were chosen as part of the design by the publisher. A good street photographer must be possessed of many talents: an eye for detail, light, and composition; impeccable timing; a populist or humanitarian outlook; and a tireless ability to constantly shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot and never miss a moment. It is hard enough to find these qualities in trained photographers with the benefit of schooling and mentors and a community of fellow artists and aficionados supporting and rewarding their efforts. It is incredibly rare to find it in someone with no formal training and no network of peers. Yet Vivian Maier is all of these things, a professional nanny, who from the 1950s until the 1990s took over 100,000 photographs worldwide—from France to New York City to Chicago and dozens of other countries—and yet showed the results to no one. The photos are amazing both for the breadth of the work and for the high quality of the humorous, moving, beautiful, and raw images of all facets of city life in America’s post-war golden age. It wasn’t until local historian John Maloof purchased a box of Maier’s negatives from a Chicago auction house and began collecting and championing her marvelous work just a few years ago that any of it saw the light of day. Presented here for the first time in print, Vivian Maier: Street Photographer collects the best of her incredible, unseen body of work.
Allen Wheatcroft: Body Language
Author:
Publisher: Damiani Limited
ISBN: 9788862087032
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Urban motion: portraits of life in the streets of Chicago, Sweden, Los Angeles, Berlin and Paris Allen Wheatcroft--a Chicago-based, largely self-taught street and documentary photographer--roams the streets of Chicago, Sweden, Los Angeles, Berlin and Paris, taking photographs that emphasize the gestures, movements and expressions of the city's inhabitants. Wheatcroft's first monograph includes an introduction by New York street photographer Jeff Mermelstein.
Publisher: Damiani Limited
ISBN: 9788862087032
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Urban motion: portraits of life in the streets of Chicago, Sweden, Los Angeles, Berlin and Paris Allen Wheatcroft--a Chicago-based, largely self-taught street and documentary photographer--roams the streets of Chicago, Sweden, Los Angeles, Berlin and Paris, taking photographs that emphasize the gestures, movements and expressions of the city's inhabitants. Wheatcroft's first monograph includes an introduction by New York street photographer Jeff Mermelstein.
East Harlem
Author: Leo Goldstein
Publisher: powerHouse Books
ISBN: 9781576879306
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For some 70 years, Leo Goldstein's East Harlembodyof work remained mostly untouched and unseen.The silver gelatin prints were catalogued in 2016,and a selection is gathered here for the first time.The photographs were taken over a number of years,beginning in 1949 when Goldstein was a memberof the Photo League.The East Harlem corpus, edited by Regina Monfort,represents an important and unique addition to thephotographic history of New York City. Because thereare no negatives in existence, it was of particularimportance to preserve the images in book form andmake them available to the public.The selected images reflect the postwar years in theEast Harlem community, which would grow intoa center of Puerto Rican culture and life in the U.S.From the families portrayed gathering on stoops, tothe kids at their shoeshine stations, to youths playingball in the streets, to posters on neighborhood walls,Goldstein's images of East Harlem provide a windowinto the socio-economic, cultural, and politicallandscape of the time.
Publisher: powerHouse Books
ISBN: 9781576879306
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For some 70 years, Leo Goldstein's East Harlembodyof work remained mostly untouched and unseen.The silver gelatin prints were catalogued in 2016,and a selection is gathered here for the first time.The photographs were taken over a number of years,beginning in 1949 when Goldstein was a memberof the Photo League.The East Harlem corpus, edited by Regina Monfort,represents an important and unique addition to thephotographic history of New York City. Because thereare no negatives in existence, it was of particularimportance to preserve the images in book form andmake them available to the public.The selected images reflect the postwar years in theEast Harlem community, which would grow intoa center of Puerto Rican culture and life in the U.S.From the families portrayed gathering on stoops, tothe kids at their shoeshine stations, to youths playingball in the streets, to posters on neighborhood walls,Goldstein's images of East Harlem provide a windowinto the socio-economic, cultural, and politicallandscape of the time.
The Family of Man
Author: Edward Steichen
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 9780810961692
Category : Photography, Artistic
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In the pages of this book are reproduced all of the 503 images that Steichen described as "photographs, made in all parts of the world, of the gamut of life from birth to death with emphasis on daily relationship..."-- Back cover.
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 9780810961692
Category : Photography, Artistic
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In the pages of this book are reproduced all of the 503 images that Steichen described as "photographs, made in all parts of the world, of the gamut of life from birth to death with emphasis on daily relationship..."-- Back cover.