Elliott Erwitt (Photofile) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500410879 ISBN 13: 9780500410875

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2007

Synopsis

The classic Photofile series brings together the best work of the world's greatest photographers in an attractive format and at a reasonable price.

Handsome and collectible, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains full-page reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography. Now back in print, the series was awarded the first annual prize for distinguished photographic books by the International Center of Photography.

Elliott Erwitt (b. 1928), an American by adoption, has a humorous outlook that is reflected in his always elegant work. His photographs take advantage of the sudden coincidence, the fortuitous conjunction of objects and events, to reveal the ridiculous or comical sides of everyday life. Dogs are a favorite subject for Erwitt, often serving as a witty metaphor for human foibles. 74 duotone illustrations

About this title

About the Author:

Elliott Erwitt has been a member of Magnum, the famed photojournalist's cooperative, for almost forty years. His photographs have been published and exhibited extensively on every continent, at such museums as the Smithsonian, the Museum of Modern Art, the Kunsthaus in Zurich, and the Chicago Art Institute. His books include Personal Exposures, On the Beach, and To the Dots. He lives in New York City.

Review:

Praise for Elliott Erwitt's Snaps 'Rare among photographers, Erwitt can make you laugh out loud [...] but his scope is Tolstoyan.' Independent '... reveals Erwitt's unassuming wit, brilliant framing and deep humanity' New York Post '[Erwitt's] photos reveal a joy in the particular playgrounds of human activity ... His eye, modest, charming, graceful and forever peeled for the dazzlingly unexpected, has led to his oeuvre being labelled by one commentator as the "indecisive moment"' World of Interiors 'This tome shows that he hasn't lost any of the visual wit that makes one relish his pictures, while, at the same time, recognizing the melancholy that infuses any realization of the arbitrariness of existence.' Time Out

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0500410879
• ISBN 13: 9780500410875
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144