Caio Garrubba - I cinesi - 1969

The Chinese. Photographs by Caio Garrubba. Introduction by Goffredo Parise. Graphic design by Michele Ketoff. Milan, Il Diaframma, 1969. Rare and important original edition. 31 x 24 cm, softcover, 104 pages. Black and white photographs. In excellent condition - minimal traces of use to the cover - minimal foxing to the first and last pages. Auction without reserve!

Caio Mario Garrubba was a renowned Italian photojournalist, known for producing an important and celebrated photographic reportage on China in 1959. This work was published in the photographic book titled simply "The Chinese".
Caio Mario Garrubba was one of the first Western photographers to be granted a visa to enter Mao's China, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. His photographs offer a rare and authentic glimpse into the daily life of the Chinese people during that historical period, focusing on the ordinary individual rather than regime propaganda, thereby setting them apart from many other reports of the era.