Kodachrome: The American Invention of Our World, 1939-1959 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0929445139 ISBN 13: 9780929445137

Publisher: Delano Greenidge Editions, 2002

Synopsis

A collection of images showing how the modern world - between 1943 and 1959 - was shaped in America's image. It contains photographs of momentous historical events like the Yalta Conference, the liberation of the concentration camps, the Atomic Test programme and the beginnings of the Space Race; the dominant political figures of the era - Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin; and contemporary icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Audrey Hepburn and Joe Di Maggio.

About this title

From the Publisher:

With its rich reds, verdant greens, and deep blues, Kodachrome film has provided the palette from which American dreams are rendered. Kodachrome: The American Invention of Our World 1939-1959 is an astonishingly vivid collection of images preserved in the jewel-like colors with which "Kodachrome" has become synonymous.

Els Rijper’s selection of images from the period of Kodachrome’s greatest impact provides the viewer with a fresh perspective on the collective photographic dreamscape of a nation coming to terms with itself—prior to, during, and in the wake of a global conflict.

About the Author:

Before dedicating her career to editing and preserving photographic images, Els Rijper worked as an actress and modern dancer in Europe and the United States. Her efforts on behalf of the Bettmann and UPI photographic archives have resulted in a comprehensive Preservation Plan that will protect millions of negatives, transparencies, and photographs for centuries without hindering access for reproduction and scanning. Kodachrome: The American Invention of Our World 1939-1959 is her first book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delano Greenidge Editions
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0929445139
• ISBN 13: 9780929445137
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230
• Editor: Rijper Els, Delano Greenidge Editions