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Philadelphia.
Photographs by Candida Hofer.
Schirmer/Mosel, 2010.
48 pp.,
13 color illustrations,
9¼x12½".
Publisher's Description
Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania, is
also one of the country s oldest cities and a place of
special historical and national significance: in 1776,
the American Declaration of Independence was proclaim
ed in Philadelphia and in 1787 the constitution
was enacted there. Highly symbolic and venerable institutions
have a story to tell about the city s 300-
year history. In 2007, Candida Höfer selected some of
them and explored them with her tried-and-tested
approach to photography. The interiors of the Fisher
Library, the Girard College, the Pennsylvania Academy
of Fine Arts and the Masonic Temple convey a genuine
dignity and representative splendor. Typically
of the artist, the photos depict the interiors in a deserted
state and a axis-symmetrical view. Among the
13 large-scale color photographs of the Philadelphia
Series , there is only one modern building, the Beth
Sholom Synagogue.
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