Richard Avedon - In the American West - 1994
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1ST EDITION 4TH PRINTING
Richard Avedon: In the American West
In the American West is one of the defining Photography Books of the twentieth century, challenging long-held ideas about the American West and the people who inhabit it. Rather than focusing on dramatic landscapes or familiar myths of cowboys and frontier life, Richard Avedon turned his camera toward ordinary individuals whose lives reflected the complexity, resilience, and contradictions of the region.
Created between 1979 and 1984, the project portrays oil field workers, drifters, miners, ranch hands, waitresses, teenagers, prisoners, and countless others encountered across the western United States. Each subject is photographed against a stark white background, removing every visual distraction and placing complete attention on expression, posture, clothing, and the traces of lived experience. The result is a series of portraits that feel both deeply personal and universally human.
Avedon's large-format camera records every wrinkle, scar, stain, and gesture with extraordinary clarity. These details are never presented as spectacle, but as evidence of individuality and dignity. His uncompromising visual language transforms each portrait into an encounter, encouraging viewers to look beyond stereotypes and engage with the humanity of each sitter.
The accompanying sequencing gives the Photobook a powerful rhythm, allowing each portrait to build upon the previous one. Together, the images create a nuanced portrait of America during a period of social and economic change, revealing lives that are rarely represented with such honesty and scale.
Beautifully reproduced, In the American West remains an essential Photography Book for anyone interested in portraiture, documentary photography, and American visual culture. It stands as a landmark publication that continues to influence generations of photographers while demonstrating how a Photobook can redefine the way we see both individuals and an entire nation.
賣家的故事
Dartbooks 是一家位于巴塞罗那的专业摄影书店，专注于摄影集、罕见与绝版出版物，以及具有历史意义的出版物。其对日本摄影有着强烈的关注，成立 Dartbooks 的初衷是为这个需要深度、专业知识和精心策划的领域提供延续。
在 Kowasa 这个在西班牙摄影书籍领域具有里程碑意义的参考点闭馆之后，书店应运而生。它的消失在摄影师、收藏家与机构之间留下了一个明确的空缺——需要一个以严肃、知情态度对待摄影书籍的空间。Dartbooks 的出现正是回应这一需求，并非简单替代，而是文化生态自然演进的一部分。
Dartbooks 以策展思维运营，这种思维由长期的摄影与书籍收藏参与所塑造。这个项目不仅是一个面向全球收藏家、专业人士与图书馆的“猎书”平台，也为寻求发展连贯且专业化摄影藏品的其他书店提供咨询支持。
目录包括新出版物、罕见与绝版著作、个人专著、回顾集、自出版作品、签名本，以及摄影师通过自家印记直接推出的版本。选择体系体现了对摄影作为视觉叙事形式的持续承诺——影像在超越文本的意义构建中起着作用。
虽根植于巴塞罗那的格拉西亚区，Dartbooks 面向国际读者群。其社区包括来自法国、英国、日本及其他地区的收藏家、专业人士与机构，既通过实体空间也通过在线平台连接。
Dartbooks 将摄影书不仅视为消费对象，更将其理解为记录艺术实践、历史语境与个人愿景的文化文物。书店同时是一个发现之地、一个持续扩展的档案，以及一个连接摄影师、出版商与读者的节点。）
由Google翻譯翻譯1ST EDITION 4TH PRINTING
Richard Avedon: In the American West
In the American West is one of the defining Photography Books of the twentieth century, challenging long-held ideas about the American West and the people who inhabit it. Rather than focusing on dramatic landscapes or familiar myths of cowboys and frontier life, Richard Avedon turned his camera toward ordinary individuals whose lives reflected the complexity, resilience, and contradictions of the region.
Created between 1979 and 1984, the project portrays oil field workers, drifters, miners, ranch hands, waitresses, teenagers, prisoners, and countless others encountered across the western United States. Each subject is photographed against a stark white background, removing every visual distraction and placing complete attention on expression, posture, clothing, and the traces of lived experience. The result is a series of portraits that feel both deeply personal and universally human.
Avedon's large-format camera records every wrinkle, scar, stain, and gesture with extraordinary clarity. These details are never presented as spectacle, but as evidence of individuality and dignity. His uncompromising visual language transforms each portrait into an encounter, encouraging viewers to look beyond stereotypes and engage with the humanity of each sitter.
The accompanying sequencing gives the Photobook a powerful rhythm, allowing each portrait to build upon the previous one. Together, the images create a nuanced portrait of America during a period of social and economic change, revealing lives that are rarely represented with such honesty and scale.
Beautifully reproduced, In the American West remains an essential Photography Book for anyone interested in portraiture, documentary photography, and American visual culture. It stands as a landmark publication that continues to influence generations of photographers while demonstrating how a Photobook can redefine the way we see both individuals and an entire nation.
賣家的故事
Dartbooks 是一家位于巴塞罗那的专业摄影书店，专注于摄影集、罕见与绝版出版物，以及具有历史意义的出版物。其对日本摄影有着强烈的关注，成立 Dartbooks 的初衷是为这个需要深度、专业知识和精心策划的领域提供延续。
在 Kowasa 这个在西班牙摄影书籍领域具有里程碑意义的参考点闭馆之后，书店应运而生。它的消失在摄影师、收藏家与机构之间留下了一个明确的空缺——需要一个以严肃、知情态度对待摄影书籍的空间。Dartbooks 的出现正是回应这一需求，并非简单替代，而是文化生态自然演进的一部分。
Dartbooks 以策展思维运营，这种思维由长期的摄影与书籍收藏参与所塑造。这个项目不仅是一个面向全球收藏家、专业人士与图书馆的“猎书”平台，也为寻求发展连贯且专业化摄影藏品的其他书店提供咨询支持。
目录包括新出版物、罕见与绝版著作、个人专著、回顾集、自出版作品、签名本，以及摄影师通过自家印记直接推出的版本。选择体系体现了对摄影作为视觉叙事形式的持续承诺——影像在超越文本的意义构建中起着作用。
虽根植于巴塞罗那的格拉西亚区，Dartbooks 面向国际读者群。其社区包括来自法国、英国、日本及其他地区的收藏家、专业人士与机构，既通过实体空间也通过在线平台连接。
Dartbooks 将摄影书不仅视为消费对象，更将其理解为记录艺术实践、历史语境与个人愿景的文化文物。书店同时是一个发现之地、一个持续扩展的档案，以及一个连接摄影师、出版商与读者的节点。）
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書本的數量
1
物品
攝影
書本名稱
In the American West
作家/ 插畫家
Richard Avedon
狀態
很好
最舊物品的出版年份
1994
Height
35,5 cm
版本
初版
Width
28 cm
語言
英語
原始語言
是
釘裝
平裝書
頁數
185
