On Reading

Informationen zum Autor André Kertész (1894-1985) was one of the most inventive, influential, and prolific photographers in the medium's history. Robert Gurbo is the curator of the André Kertész Estate and the author of André Kertész: The Early Years and André Kertész: The Polaroids . He lives in New York City. Klappentext André Kertész (1894-1985) was one of the most inventive, influential, and prolific photographers in the medium's history. This small volume, first published in 1971, became one of his signature works. Taken between 1920 and 1970, these photographs capture people reading in many parts of the world. Readers in every conceivable place-on rooftops, in public parks, on crowded streets, waiting in the wings of the school play-are caught in a deeply personal, yet universal, moment. Kertész's images celebrate the absorptive power and pleasure of this solitary activity and speak to readers everywhere. Fans of photography and literature alike will welcome this reissue of this classic work that has long been out of print. Zusammenfassung This classic—both playful and poetic—is reissued with striking new duotone reproductions.

Product details

• Authors: Andre Kertesz, André Kertész
• Assisted by: Gurbo Robert (Introduction)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.07.2008
• EAN: 9780393066562
• ISBN: 978-0-393-06656-2
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 210 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Photographs: collections, Individual photographers