Markaitis Bruno Hugh Edwards (3 results)

Hardcover. Near Fine clothbound hardcover with light wear at the tips and a paperclip indentation on a number of pages in a Near Fine dust jacket protected by a mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Street photography in the humanist tradition. Algimantas Kezys was born in Lithuania in 1928, fled to the West prior to the Soviet occupation and then moved to the US in 1950 to eventually be ordained as a Jesuit priest. He took up photography, and in 1965 had his first exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. He has since exhibited widely, been collected by a number of museums and had 21 books of his work published. Now a former Jesuit, Kezys operates a small gallery in Stickney, IL, that represents Lithuanian artists worldwide and publishes books on art, religion, and photography. This is his first book and the printing is gorgeous. Photographs by Algimantas Kezys; essay by Bruno Markaitis; postscript by Hugh Edwards; note by John B. Amberg. First edition, later printing. 68 b&w plates; 9 x 11 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 140 pages. Published in 1966. The photographer's debut collection of black-and-white photographs. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only by a University Press. There is no ISBN. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Loyola University Press: Oversize-volume format. Black hard boards with gilt titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Algimantas Kezys. Afterword by Hugh Edwards. List of Plates appended at the end. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Algimantas Kezys' "Photographs". Some of his finest and most representative photographs. "Sees the eloquent form, the strong line, the bold shadow, the delicate detail, the stark contrast of line and curve. He sees the symmetry, measure, and balance of form in the ordinary things around us. He has a vision that is a delight to the eye and a satisfaction to the mind" (George A. Lane). Born in Lithuania, Algimantas Kezys came to the United States as a young man, became a Jesuit priest, and then travelled all over the world again as a photographer. His work is in the Permanent Collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, among other major venues. This landmark collection has a companion volume called "Form And Content". Algimantas Kezys died on February 23, 2015 at the age of 87, after a life lived to the fullest. An absolute "must-have" title for Algimantas Kezys collectors. This title is a late-modern art photography classic. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. 67 plates. One of the most brilliant American photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ALGIMANTAS KEZYS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). no.

4to. unpaginated. numerous b/w illus. wrs.