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Elliott Erwitt

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Elliott Erwitt
SeriesPhotofile
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 125
Category/GenreIndividual artists and art monographs
Photographs: collections
ISBN/Barcode 9780500410875
ClassificationsDewey:779.092
Audience
General
Illustrations 74 Halftones, duotone

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 2 April 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Utterly individual, yet impossible to classify, Elliott Erwitt is one of the most remarkable photographers in America today. Sudden coincidences and chance encounters with objects and situations allow him to capture glimpses of the ridiculous or the comical side of everyday events, and his visual jokes become striking and pithy observations about life. Compassionate, humorous, sinister, playful, bitter, bawdy, lyrical - this collection confirms Erwitt's limitless ability to capture a range of moods and nuances of expression. The Photofile series brings together the best work of the world's greatest photographers, in an affordable pocket format. Handsome and collectable, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains some sixty full-page reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography. The series has been awarded the first annual prize for distinguished photographic books by the International Center of Photography, New York.

Author Biography

Elliott Erwitt, an active member of Magnum since 1953, is a leading figure in international photography.

Reviews

'Funny, playful, sexy, and touched throughout with a sweet melancholy' - Irish Times 'Excellent ... an ideal introduction to his work' - Amateur Photographer