Walker Evans: Cuba (BIBLIOTHECA PAEDIATRICA REF KARGER) - Softcover

Andrei Cordescu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1606060643 ISBN 13: 9781606060643

Publisher: Getty, 2011

Synopsis

This is a stunning exploration of quintessential American photographer Walker Evans' images of Cuba in the 1930s. In 1933, Walker Evans travelled to Cuba to take photographs for "The Crime of Cuba", a book by American journalist Carleton Beals whose explicit goal was to expose the corruption of Dictator Gerardo Machado and the tortuous relationship between the US and its near island neighbour. Evan's photographs are fascinating both for their subject matter and how they capture the photographer's artistic development. This volume brings together more than 60 of these stunning images, alongside a feisty text that helps to provide a sense of the aesthetic and political forces that were shaping Evan's art at the time of his trip. Together, the images and the insightful essay provide a compelling story of a major artist at an important juncture in his career and development.

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Review:

“A beautiful and essential publication for those interested in Walker Evans, and an alluring and fascinating book for anyone interested in Cuba.”—"Black & White Magazine"

“Evans’s pictures are lyrical observations of Havana’s streets and people.”—"The New York Times Book Review"

 "A vivid glimpse of Cuba in the early twentieth century."—"British Bulletin of Publications"

"A beautiful and essential publication for those interested in Walker Evans, and an alluring and fascinating book for anyone interested in Cuba."--"Black & White Magazine"

"A vivid glimpse of Cuba in the early twentieth century."--"British Bulletin of Publications"

"Evans's pictures are lyrical observations of Havana's streets and people."--"The New York Times Book Review"

"A gorgeous portfolio of images."--"The Wall Street Journal"

"Evans's pictures are lyrical observations of Havana's streets and people."--"The New York Times Book Review"

"A beautiful and essential publication for those interested in Walker Evans, and an alluring and fascinating book for anyone interested in Cuba."--"Black & White Magazine"

Evans s pictures are lyrical observations of Havana s streets and people. "The New York Times Book Review""

About the Author:

Andrei Codrescu is a poet, novelist, essayist, cultural commentator, and author.

About this edition

• Publisher: Getty
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1606060643
• ISBN 13: 9781606060643
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96