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Walker Evans — American Photographs, a true first edition hardback of 198 pages, published in 1938 by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in English, 23 × 20 cm, in very good condition.
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In 1938 Walker Evans was the first photographer to have a solo exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art. This is a rare copy of the first edition of this iconic book, not a later reprint.
"American Photographs holds a well deserved place at the top of the pantheon, and should be studied assiduously by any photographer attempting the tricky business of compiling a coherent photobook. It is a complex, elliptical, hugely ambitious work, exemplifying all the qualities that Evans demanded from serious photography. [it] remains a great work of art, for it showed us all - including the photographer himself - just what might be accomplished by the photobook" (Parr & Badger)
Listed in:
Martin Parr and Gerry Badger : The Photobook Vol 1, pp. 114-115
Andrew Roth : The Book of 101 Books, pp. 98-99
Condition:
This is the true first edition from 1938 with a paper label on the spine (not a later reprint). Minor edgewear to bottom and top of spine. Very slight sun fading to cover. Small creases to corner of 4 pages. Interior very clean and bright, binding tight. Please examine listing photos carefully.
In 1938 Walker Evans was the first photographer to have a solo exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art. This is a rare copy of the first edition of this iconic book, not a later reprint.
"American Photographs holds a well deserved place at the top of the pantheon, and should be studied assiduously by any photographer attempting the tricky business of compiling a coherent photobook. It is a complex, elliptical, hugely ambitious work, exemplifying all the qualities that Evans demanded from serious photography. [it] remains a great work of art, for it showed us all - including the photographer himself - just what might be accomplished by the photobook" (Parr & Badger)
Listed in:
Martin Parr and Gerry Badger : The Photobook Vol 1, pp. 114-115
Andrew Roth : The Book of 101 Books, pp. 98-99
Condition:
This is the true first edition from 1938 with a paper label on the spine (not a later reprint). Minor edgewear to bottom and top of spine. Very slight sun fading to cover. Small creases to corner of 4 pages. Interior very clean and bright, binding tight. Please examine listing photos carefully.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
America, Photography
Book Title
American Photographs
Author/ Illustrator
Walker Evans
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1938
Height
23 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
20 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
198
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