In Focus: Weegee Photographs form the J.Paul Getty Museum
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In Focus: Weegee Photographs form the J.Paul Getty Museum by Keller
Stalking the streets of New York City at night alongside police detectives and barflies, the tough-talking, fedora-wearing, cigar-smoking photographer who called himself Weegee was ready at a moment's notice with his Speed Graphic to respond to the police radio. From the mid-1930s to 1950s he captured hundreds of pictures of accidents, murders, arrests, fires, and natural disasters, producing works that are both empathetic and sensational. This volume in the In Focus series presents approximately fifty of the ninety-five Weegee prints in the Getty's collection, surveying the photographer's probing vision of life in New York - from Harlem to Times Square, Greenwich Village, and the Bowery. Each of the photographs is accompanied by an introduction, a chronology, and commentary. The book also includes an edited transcript of a colloquium on Weegee's life and work that incorporates the author's comments along with those of seven other participants: David Featherstone, Michael Hargraves, Weston Naef, Miles Orvell, Ira Richer, Colin Westerbeck, and Cynthia Young. photographer's work at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles from September 20, 2005, through January 22, 2006.
Judith Keller is associate curator of photographs at the Getty Museum.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780892368105 |
| ISBN 10 | 0892368101 |
| Title | In Focus: Weegee Photographs form the J.Paul Getty Museum |
| Author | Keller |
| Series | In Focus Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Getty Trust Publications |
| Year published | 2005-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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