Bruce Davidson: Subway (St. Ann's Press Expanded Edition) [SIGNED]

DAVIDSON, Bruce, GELDZAHLER, Henry

ISBN 10: 097136818X / ISBN 13: 9780971368187

Published by St. Ann's Press, 2003

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First edition thus (originally published in 1986 by Aperture Foundation, Inc.), first printing. Signed in black ink by on the half-title page by Davidson. Hardcover. Fine gray cloth, with title stamped in black on front cover and spine, with photographically illustrated dust jacket. Photographs, text, a technical note and edited by Bruce Davidson. Foreword by the original graffiti artist Fred Brathwaite (aka Fab 5 Freddy). [New] Introduction by Arthur Ollman. Original essays from the 1986 edition by Bruce Davidson and Henry Geldzahler. Designed by Paul McMenamin at SPINE. 126 pp., with 102 four-color plates, beautifully printed on fine art paper by drukkerij Mart.Spruijt bv, The Netherlands, from separations made by John Robinson, HERLIN/GIST INC. This first St. Ann's Press edition was limited to 5000 hardbound copies. This is an expanded version of the book that was originally published in 1986. Out of print. Fine in Fine dust jacket. From the publisher: "Since the ground was broken, New York City's subway system has been the stuff of legend as well as a source of inspiration and fear. Originally published in 1986, this dark, democratic environment provided the setting for photographer Bruce Davidson's first extensive series in color. Subway riders are set against a gritty, graffiti-strewn background, displayed in tones Davidson described as "an iridescence like that I had seen in photographs of deep-sea fish." Never before has the subway been portrayed in such detail, revealing the interplay of its inner landscape and out vistas. The images include lovers, commuters, tourists, families, and the homeless. From weary straphangers to languorous ladies in summer dresses to stalking predators, Davidson's compassionate vision illuminates the stubborn survival of humanity. From the spring of 1980 to 1985, Davidson explored and shot six hundred miles of subway tracks. In his own words, "I wanted to transform this subway from its dark, degrading, and impersonal reality into images that open up our experience again to the color, sensuality, and vitality of the individual souls that ride it each day." Now nearly 25 years later, and on the eve of the subway's 100th anniversary, St. Ann's Press is publishing a new edition of Davidson's classic book. This edition adds forty unseen images to the original book, and includes a new introduction by Arthur Ollman of the Museum of Photographic Art in San Diego, and a foreword by Fred Braithwaite (aka Fab Five Freddy), It also includes Bruce Davidson and Henry Geldzahler's original essays." Signed by Author. Bookseller Inventory #

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Synopsis: Since ground was first broken, New York City's subway system has been the stuff of living legend--and a source of inspiration and fear. This dark, democratic environment provided the setting for photographer Bruce Davidson's first extensive series in color, originally published in 1986. In it, subway riders are set against a gritty, graffiti-strewn background, displayed in tones Davidson described as "an iridescence like what I had seen in photographs of deep-sea fish." Never before had the subway been portrayed in such detail, revealing the interplay of its inner landscape and outer vistas. The images include lovers, commuters, tourists, families, and the homeless. From weary strap hangers to languorous ladies in summer dresses to stalking predators, Davidson's compassionate vision illuminates the stubborn survival of humanity. From the spring of 1980 to 1985, Davidson explored and shot 600 miles of subway tracks. In his own words, he "wanted to transform this subway from its dark, degrading, and impersonal reality into images that open up our experience again to the color, sensuality, and vitality of the individual souls that ride it each day." Now nearly 25 years later, and on the eve of the subway's 100th anniversary, St. Ann's Press is publishing a new edition of Davidson's classic book. This edition adds 43 unseen images to the original book, and includes an introduction by Arthur Ollman of the Museum of Photographic Art in San Diego, and a foreword by Fred Braithwaite (aka Fab Five Freddy), the original graffiti artist. It also includes Bruce Davidson and Henry Geldzahler's original essays.

About the Author: Bruce Davidson is an award-winning photographer whose career spans nearly sixty years. He became a member of Magnum Photos in 1958, and received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1962, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1967 and 1980, the Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Photography in 2004, and a Gold Medal of Honor Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Arts Club in 2007. His work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; and Aperture Foundation, New York.

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Title: Bruce Davidson: Subway (St. Ann's Press ...
Publisher: St. Ann's Press
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
Edition: 1st Edition.