Once Upon a Time in the East - Czechs Through the Eyes of Photographers, 1948-1989 (Hardcover)

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 twentieth 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.

General

Imprint:	Kant
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	August 2011
Text writers:	Vladimir Birgus
Editors:	Tomas Pospech
Dimensions:	216 x 231 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-80-7437-005-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Photographic collections > General
LSN:	80-7437-005-4
Barcode:	9788074370052

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