William Klein

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title William Klein
Authors and Contributors      Introduction by Christian Caujolle
SeriesPhotofile
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 125
Category/GenrePhotography and photographs
Individual photographers
Photographs: collections
Fashion design and theory
ISBN/Barcode 9780500411124
ClassificationsDewey:779.092
Audience
General
Illustrations 61 Halftones, duotone; 5 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 2 February 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

William Klein (born 1928) has always moved against the current. A painter, filmmaker, graphic designer and fashion photographer, Klein grew up in New York but has been based in Paris since 1948. His shots are often intense and immediate, disrupting the established order of things and capturing fragmented snatches of distortion and movement. Although best known for his images of New York in the 1950s, he has also worked in other urban environments, including Tokyo and Moscow, as well as producing a striking series of painted contact sheets. Throughout his varied body of work, his insatiable desire to confront the chaos of the world shines through. 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

Christian Caujolle studied in Paris with Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes and Pierre Bourdieu. He worked as Picture Director at Liberation before founding the VU photo agency in 1986.