Once Upon a Time in the East / Tenkrat na Vychode: Czechs Through the Eyes of Photographers, 1948-1989 / Cesi ocima fotografu, 1948-989

Birgus, Vladimir/ Pospech, Tomas (Editor)

ISBN 10: 8074370054 / ISBN 13: 9788074370052

Published by Kant, 2011

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bilingual edition. 126 pages. 9.25x8.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Once Upon a Time in the East / Tenkrat na Vychode: Czechs Through the Eyes of Photographers, 1948-1989 / Cesi ocima fotografu, 1948-989
• Publisher: Kant
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8074370054
• ISBN 13: 9788074370052
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.75 kilograms

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Synopsis

Drawn from a broad range of photography, from works by famed photographers to anonymous images, Once Upon a Time in the East offers a portrait of Czechoslovakia across the 20th century, registering its dramatic changes of regime as well as more intimate scenes of daily life. Communist demonstrations and festivals are documented alongside domestic scenes in pubs and cottages. Among the historic moments recorded in this volume are the blasting of the Stalin monument in Prague in 1962 (taken by an unknown photographer); Milon Novotny's photographs of the funeral parade of Jan Palach in 1969; and an incredible series of surveillance photographs taken by an unidentified member of the Czech secret police, which furtively documents equally furtive assignations on the streets of Prague. Works by Ivo Gil, Josef Koudelka, Jindrich Streit, Miroslav Tichy, Jiri Toman and many others are also included.