State of the Blues

Dunas, Jeff; Preface by John Lee Hooker; Introduction by William Ferris

ISBN 10: 0893817996 / ISBN 13: 9780893817992

Published by Aperture, New York, 1998

About this Item

Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is in Fine, As New, gift-giving condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is also As New, fresh and bright. Luminous full-page portraits of blues players throughout. Published to accompany a traveling exhibition of Jeff Dunas's photos that launched at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1998. Large 4to. 233 pp. Including index. A beautiful copy. In protective Mylar. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.

Seller Inventory # 92310

Bibliographic Details

• Title: State of the Blues
• Publisher: Aperture, New York
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0893817996
• ISBN 13: 9780893817992
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

About this title

Synopsis

One hundred portraits of artists such as Koko Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Honeyboy Edwards are photographer Jeff Dunas's tribute to the power of the blues, an American tradition that has its roots in the Mississippi Delta and branches spread around the world. Blues scholar, William Ferris, writes the introduction and John Lee Hooker provides the preface.

About the Author

Jeff Dunas has published his photographs in several major magazines, including GQ, Life, Vibe, Entertainment Weekly, and Esquire. Based in Los Angeles, Dunas has been photographing blues legs since 1994.