Imogen Cunningham : photographs

AS NEW softcover text, VERY GOOD cover, free tracking number, clean NEW text, solid binding, NO remainders NOT ex-library, smoke free; slight gentle shelfwear / storage-wear; WE SHIP FAST. Carefully packed and quickly sent. 2016061021 A body of work compiled over 70 years by photographer Imogen Cunningham, with 94 black and white plates, and an insightful biographical Introduction by Margery Mann, a long-time friend of the artist. Imogen Cunningham was a living link to some of America's greatest photographers such as Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. Before her death at age 93 she and the author, Margery Mann, spent hundreds of hours discussing photography and other mutual interests. Thus, this book has insight into the photographer's life as well as 94 plates to illustrate her work. The introduction by Margery Mann is an insightful, readable biographic sketch as well as an introduction to Cunningham's major works. She provides some descriptions of the photographer's changing visual philosophy as well as a personal characterization that illuminates many of the photos, which are faithfully reproduced. The visual impact of the photos is tremendous. The character of the subjects portrayed shines through. Please choose Priority / Expedited shipping for faster delivery. (No shipping to Mexico, Brazil or Italy.) Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976) was one of photography's early pioneers, a Seattle-born virtuoso whose brilliant portraits and still lifes helped establish the medium as an art form. This book, the companion to Imogen Cunningham: Flora (1996), collects the best of Cunningham's portrait work - over 200 images, more than half of which have never before been published. In an illustrated essay accompanying the plates, Richard Lorenz discusses Cunningham's approach to portraiture, influences on her work, and comparable work by other important photographers. A chronology of Cunningham's life and a selected bibliography are included.