THIS LOT CONSISTS OF 2 BOOKS BY W. EUGENE SMITH: Master of the Photographic Essay, 1981 and W. Eugene Smith (Tel Aviv Museum catalogue), 1987
Master of the Photographic Essay. Edited with commentary by William S. Johnson. Foreword by James Enyeart. Aperture, 1981. 223 pp. Large quarto. Clothbound in library protected dust jacket. Numerous black-and-white illustrations.
Among the best surveys of Smith's career, this volume includes work dating back to the mid-30's on through 70's freelance projects. Complete portfolios are presented in thumbnail size reproductions, making this an invaluable reference and lend the images a bit of a cinematic quality that Smith would no doubt have appreciated.
Fine in Fine (very well protected) dust jacket.
W. Eugene Smith: Rebel Photographer. Essay by Jim Hughes. The Tel Aviv Museum, 1987. Unpaged. Squarish quarto. Stiff illustrated wrappers. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. Text in English and Hebrew.
An extremely scarce catalogue that presents a collection of Smith's work donated to the Tel Aviv Museum.
A bit of edge wear; trace of rubbing; otherwise Fine. |
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