Jacob A. Riis. Socialreporter med kamera. / Jacob A. Riis. Social reporter with camera.
Published by [ENGLISH: - - - Presentation of Danish photographer Jacob A. Riis, active in New York in the late 1800s. Illustrated. Bilingual throughout in Swedish and English. Pictorial wrappers. Very fine.]
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Seller: Hatt Rare Books ILAB & CINOA, Hägersten, SwedenHatt Rare Books ILAB & CINOA
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Sewn as issued, pictorial wrappers. Very fine. Helsingborg, Lucida, 1987. 8:o. 88 sid. Illustrated with reproductions of photographs by Riis. Bilingual throughout in Swedish and English. Ett av fotohistoriens första, och fortfarande ett av de bästa, exempel på sk bildaktivlsm. En fotografi med samhällsfunktion, bilder som bidragit till att genomföra sociala reformer: riva slumkvarter, bygga skolor och insamla miljontals dollar till akuta nödhjälpsinsatser. Så skriver fotohistorikern Rune Hassner i denna boks introduktion till den danske socialreportern och fotografen Jacob A Riis, som verkade i New York i slutet av 1800-talet. - - - One of the earliest instances of what was later to become known as social documentary photography, and still one of the best. Photography at the service of society, creating pictures which played a part in the implementation of social reforms: clearing the slums, building schools and raising millions of dollars in emergency relief aid. This is the verdict of photography historian Rune Hassner in this book's introduction to Jacob A. Riis, social recorder and photographer from Denmark, who worked in New York during the late nineteenth century. - - - (Scandinavian Photographers Classic and Contemporary, 1.).…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Jacob A. Riis. Socialreporter med kamera. / Jacob A. Riis. Social reporter with camera.
- Author
- (RIIS, Jacob A.) (1849-1914) - Rune Hassner
- Publisher
- [ENGLISH: - - - Presentation of Danish photographer Jacob A. Riis, active in New York in the late 1800s. Illustrated. Bilingual throughout in Swedish and English. Pictorial wrappers. Very fine.]
- Binding
- Soft cover
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