David Mellor Essay (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st. 99 pages, illustrations; 30 cm. A special issue of Aperture, no. 99 (1985). Catalogue of a traveling exhibition presented by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, June 8 to September 21, 1985. Firm binding, clean inside copy. *** "Universally acknowledged as the greatest British photographer and one of the great masters of all twentieth century photography, Bill Brandt left an indelible mark on the medium. This volume examines his extraordinary career which spanned more than fifty years." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: European background; The English at Home; A night in London; Wartime and its aftermath; Portraits; Literary Britain; Perspective of nudes; Brandt's phantasms. Size: 4to. Collectible.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Cloth, 79 pages, colour illustrations; 31 cm. Published in association with the University Art Museum, Santa Barbara. Based on an exhibition organized by Phyllis Plous at the University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, March 1989. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to boards & dust jacket. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "In these color photographs of art and natural history museums and their holdings, Ross, who teaches at UC Santa Barbara, wields considerable wit in constructing images of the institutions as we don't usually see them. In some cases, an animal's spirit is shown to have survived the taxidermist's art, flouting the authority of the knife (the face of a stuffed rhinoceros peers skeptically through glass, as though once again regnant). Elsewhere, held in suspended animation, victims in display cases seem sustained only by artifice, creating illusions of a perfectly orderly, hierarchical nature brought home to roost. In pure fun, Ross portrays a classical nude sculpture appearing to take cover from onlookers in a museum corner, and offers a delightful closeup of stuffed lions engaged in ferociously kitsch battle. But his thoughtful book, an exhibition catalogue, does more than amuse; it leaves readers with disquieting thoughts of predator and prey in museums and culture at large." - Publisher. Size: 4to. …

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1 volume (unpaged), colour illustrations; 28 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery, 13 May to 25 June 1994 and at Cambridge Darkroom Gallery, 1 July to 14 August 1994, and thereafter on tour. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. *** Photographs by David Levinthal, featuring figurines in tableaux from an Untitled Series (1984), Modern Romance (1984-86), The Wild West (1987-89), American Beauties (1989-90), Desire (1990-91), Mein Kampf (1993-94). The first exhibition of his work in the U.K. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Size: 4to. Collectible. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. London: Cameron & Tayleur, 1981. (12 x 9 1/2 in., 30.3 x 24 cm). 48pp. First edition. Octagon Gallery exhibition catalogue marking the occasion of the opening of the Royal Photographic Society National Centre of Photography. Curated by David Mellor and Valerie Lloyd. Fascinating introduction by David Mellor followed by 27 full-page black and white plates, list of photographs exhibited and footnotes to Mellor's essay. Original illustrated wrappers (clean, mild toning at edges; significant creasing, especially at crushed spine, plates affected; remains firmly bound). Please see images. Uncommon. Inquiries welcomed. Bill Brandt (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book is in Fine condition, crisp, clean, and unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket has faint wear to edges but is otherwise unmarred. Crisp black-and-white photos throughout exemplify each stage of Brandt's shining career. Published in conjunction with a one-man 1985 exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art 4to. 99 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good, likely unread. Bill Brandt (illustrator).

SOFTCOVER. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 4to in stiff card covers, 78pp on stiff art paper, colour plates, etc . [CONDITION: NEW unread and unmarked copy ] . . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

HARDCOVER. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Large 4to. in thick boards illustrated with a design by Cohen, 39pp on thick art paper, colour plates, etc. Inscribed and signed by Bernard Cohen (as Bernard) on half title leaf (no other inscriptions) . [CONDITION: An extremely well preserved AS NEW copy ] . __To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS. …