Weegee and Naked City (Paperback)

"While Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, and Alfred Steiglitz photographed New York's sleek skyscrapers, Arthur Fellig (called Weegee) documented the seamy underside of depression-era New York. In this extraordinary book, Richard Meyer and Anthony Lee tell a gripping tale, filled with historical detail about Weegee's transformation from freelance newspaper photographer to fine artist with the publication of his enormously successful book "Naked City," in 1945."--Cecile Whiting, author of "Pop L.A.: Art and the City in the 1960s"
"Lee and Meyer return Weegee to his 'working world' by exploring the multiple contexts of his production-the Photo League, the tabloids, the exhibition galleries, and the book market. The volume adds an important dimension to our understanding of how Weegee straddled the worlds of popular culture, photojournalism, and left politics."--Miles Orvell, author of "American Photography" and "John Vachon's America: Photographs and Letters from the Depression to World War II" (UC Press)
"Groundbreaking. Anthony Lee and Richard Meyer delve deeply into a rich archive of media and exhibition history, criticism, and biography to arrive at original interpretations of the most enigmatic photographer in modern visual and print culture."--Jordana Mendelson, author of "Documenting Spain: Artists, Exhibition Culture, and the Modern Nation, 1929-1939"

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Defining Moments in Photography, 3
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Anthony W Lee • Richard W Meyer
Dimensions:	203 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-25590-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Individual photographers
LSN:	0-520-25590-9
Barcode:	9780520255906

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