Aperture , Lifson Ben:
Eugene Atget
Photographer: EugeneAtget
Aperture , 2000
Hardcover, 96 pages
Size: 211x211 mm
ISBN: 9780893817503
ISBN-10: 0893817503
Aperture
R.H. Cravens--Longtime Contributor To Many Aperture Books And Articles--Provides An In-Depth Anecdotal Chronicle Of Aperture's Evolution Based Largely On The Magazine Issues Themselves And Interviews With Michael E. Hoffman, Publisher And Executive Director From 1964 Through 2001, Whose Comprehensive Vision And Voice Unearths A History As Rife With Innovation As The History Of Photography Itself. <Br>
Ben Lifson
Photographer, Sculptor, Painter, And Performance Artist, Lucas Samaras Is One Of The Most Influential And Provocative Artists Of All Time. In 1973, Samaras Discovered That The Wet Dyes Of Polaroid Prints Were Highly Malleable, Allowing Him To Create What He Calls "Photo-Transformations." His Work Has Been Exhibited Widely At Such Institutions As The Whitney Museum Of American Art And The Museum Of Contemporary Art, Chicago And Is Held In Major Museum Collections Around The World. <Br>Ben Lifson Is A Writer, Critic, And Photographer. His Articles Have Appeared In Many Periodicals Including "Art
Eugene Atget
Atget Was Orphaned As A Young Boy And Subsequently Found Himself At Sea As A Cabin Boy. After Years Of Travel He Returned To France, Was Drafted In The Army And Had A Brief Career As An Actor. In 1888 He Began To Take Photographs.
