Saul Leiter: 0 (Photofile) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500410976 ISBN 13: 9780500410974

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

A collection of Saul Leiter's distinctive photographs of mid-century America

Saul Leiter was one of those photographers who sought neither fame nor commercial success, despite his talent for imagemaking.

Born in Pittsburgh, he spent his entire adult life in New York City's East Village, in an intensely creative environment where ideas from Europe and America came together and intermingled. There he encountered Rothko and the Abstract Expressionists, and discovered street photography and the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. His mastery of colour is displayed in unconventional cityscapes in which reflections, transparency, complex framing and mirroring effects are married to a very personal printing style, creating a unique kind of urban view.

About this title

Synopsis:

"Saul Leiter" is one of four new titles published this September in Thames & Hudson's acclaimed Photo file series. Each book brings together the best work of the world's greatest photographers in an attractive format and at an easily affordable price. Hailed by "The Times" as finely produced, the books are printed to the highest standards. Each one contains some sixty full-page reproductions, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography.

About the Author:

Max Kozloff is an American art historian, art critic of modern art and photographer. He has been art editor at The Nation, and Executive Editor of Artforum.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0500410976
• ISBN 13: 9780500410974
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144