Mug Shots: An Archive of the Famous, Infamous, and Most Wanted

Pellicer, Raynal

ISBN 10: 081099612X / ISBN 13: 9780810996120

Published by Abrams, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mug Shots: An Archive of the Famous, Infamous, and Most Wanted
• Publisher: Abrams
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081099612X
• ISBN 13: 9780810996120
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Since Alphonse Bertillon developed the €śanthropometric photograph€ť in 1882, the mug shot has been an essential police procedure around the world. Now available in paperback, Mug Shots presents more than 250 booking photos spanning the history of this practice€”the faces of mafia bosses and cold-blooded killers, as well as enemies of the state and prominent political activists.   On display in this international selection are notorious faces such as Al Capone, Fidel Castro, O. J. Simpson, and Robert Stroud, the €śBirdman of Alcatraz,€ť as well as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jane Fonda. Accompanying these gripping images is an illuminating commentary that puts both the criminals and their crimes in historical context, reconstructing some of the most dramati

About the Author

Raynal Pellicer is a director who has produced many documentaries, films, and television shows, including a series of 100 short films of people reacting to various art works. He was honored with the 1993 TV Director’s Grant in France. He is also the author of the upcoming Photobooth.