Harry Callahan [SIGNED]
by Callahan, Harry (photographer); Sherman Paul (introductory essay)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good +
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About This Item
New York: Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), 1967. First edition. Very good +. Square quarto (9" x 8"). 84pp. Bibliography. Photo illustrated off-white dust jacket lettered in black, over gray cloth, spine stamped in black. Illustrated throughout with 61 black & white photographs. Signed on the half-title by Harry Callahan. Dust jacket lightly soiled and a 3/4" closed tear at top edge of front panel.
"... These photographs are among the best work by Callahan. They are neither picturesque nor sentimental, do not permit distraction but compel close attention to the natural object..." Sherman Paul
Callahan (1912-199) was widely respected in the photography community for his open mind and experimental attitude, qualities reinforced by his association with Moholy-Nagy and the principles of Bauhaus design. (International Center of Photography)
Contents: The photography of Harry Callahan / [Sherman Paul] -- Eleanor -- The city -- Landscape -- Chronology / by Grace M. Mayer -- Selected bibliography / by Bernard Karpel. (OCLC).
"... These photographs are among the best work by Callahan. They are neither picturesque nor sentimental, do not permit distraction but compel close attention to the natural object..." Sherman Paul
Callahan (1912-199) was widely respected in the photography community for his open mind and experimental attitude, qualities reinforced by his association with Moholy-Nagy and the principles of Bauhaus design. (International Center of Photography)
Contents: The photography of Harry Callahan / [Sherman Paul] -- Eleanor -- The city -- Landscape -- Chronology / by Grace M. Mayer -- Selected bibliography / by Bernard Karpel. (OCLC).
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51436
- Title
- Harry Callahan [SIGNED]
- Author
- Callahan, Harry (photographer); Sherman Paul (introductory essay)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- artistic photography, landscape photography, cityscapes, nature photography
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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