San Francisco by Richie Unterberger

San Francisco by Richie Unterberger

Since the mid-1800s, San Francisco has attracted artists, free spirits, dreamers and entrepreneurs. With nearly 500 pages of stunning images sourced from dozens of archives and collections, this volume depicts the city from its earliest history to the present day.

“This meticulously researched and conceived city portrait will leave you falling in love with the City by the Bay all over againTony Bennett, for one, will love it.” * World Magazine *
“San Francisco is captured at its lurid best… Every photo in the book brings back jolts of memory.” * Business Traveler *
“[It] reminds everyone who has ever lived in the city by the bay why they are so lucky to call San Francisco home.” * SFGate.com *
“This may be the definitive photo book of San Francisco.” * SFgate.com *
“…likely to make any San Franciscan feel both nostalgic and right at home, all at once.” * The San Francisco Standard *
“The array of photographers represented covers every celebrated name ever to click a camera in this town.” * Fred Lyon *
“San Francisco always has had a warm welcome for human beings from all over the world.” * Duke Ellington *

Richie Unterberger is the author of numerous rock history books, including volumes on the Who, Bob Marley, and 1960s folk-rock. A San Francisco Bay resident for 35 years, he has contributed to numerous publications, including MOJO, Record Collector, and The Oxford American. He teaches courses at several Bay Area colleges, including the University of San Francisco, San Francisco State University, and the University of California at Berkeley. Reuel Golden is the former editor of the British Journal of Photography and the Photography editor at TASCHEN. His TASCHEN titles include Mick Rock: The Rise of David Bowie, both London and New York Portrait of a City books, The Rolling Stones, Her Majesty, the National Geographic editions, the David Bailey SUMO and Andy Warhol. Polaroids.

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ISBN 13	9783836574853
ISBN 10	3836574853
Title	San Francisco
Author	Richie Unterberger
Series	Photography Book Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taschen GmbH
Year published	2022-01-06
Number of pages	480
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.