Paperback, black and white illustrations, 144 pages, W125mm x H190mm
The Photofile series brings together the best work of the worlds
greatest photographers. Each book contains a selection of the
photographers most important and representative images, plus an
introduction and a bibliography.
American photographer Berenice Abbott
first took up the art while working as an assistant to Man Ray, but soon
left to set up her own studio, where she photographed the leading
lights of Pariss literary and artistic circles, including James Joyce
and Jean Cocteau.
She also met and was inspired by the great
photographer Eugène Atget, whose work she tirelessly promoted. On her
return to her homeland, Abbott began her major project, Changing New
York, in which she documented the interaction between the citys dramatic
architecture and its people in a series of remarkable images that made
her name. By the time of her death at the age of 93, Abbotts diverse
body of work had earned her a place as one of the greatest American
photographers.
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