- Gebundene Ausgabe: 132 Seiten
- Verlag: Distributed Art Pub (Dap); Auflage: illustrated edition (Mai 2004)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 097136818X
- ISBN-13: 978-0971368187
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 31 x 25,2 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.025.737 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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The intrepid documentary photographer Bruce Davidson, veteran of the civil rights movement and the ghetto ( East 100th Street ), has taken his camera into the New York subways, and has emerged, as might be expected, bereft of a camera. That was a small price to pay for these sensitive and intensely colorful pictures. He hopes that we will see the beauty he found there, but the gritty, seamy images reproduced here will not increase ridership. The bizarre inhabitants of the underground are the majority, with the sober nine-to-five'ers seeming distinctly out of place. In addition to the excellent reproduction quality, this NEA-supported project is enhanced by Davidson's down-to-earth text, a brief afterword, and technical notes. Recommended. Kathleen Collins, Library of Congress
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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Since the ground was broken, New York City's subway system has been the stuff of legend as well as a source of inspiration and fear. Originally published in 1986, this dark, democratic environment provided the setting for photographer Bruce Davidson's first extensive series in color. Subway riders are set against a gritty, graffiti-strewn background, displayed in tones Davidson described as "an iridescence like that I had seen in photographs of deep-sea fish." Never before has the subway been portrayed in such detail, revealing the interplay of its inner landscape and out vistas. The images include lovers, commuters, tourists, families, and the homeless. From weary straphangers to languorous ladies in summer dresses to stalking predators, Davidson's compassionate vision illuminates the stubborn survival of humanity. From the spring of 1980 to 1985, Davidson explored and shot six hundred miles of subway tracks. In his own words, "I wanted to transform this subway from its dark, degrading, and impersonal reality into images that open up our experience again to the color, sensuality, and vitality of the individual souls that ride it each day." Now nearly 25 years later, and on the eve of the subway's 100th anniversary, St. Ann's Press is publishing a new edition of Davidson's classic book. This edition adds forty unseen images to the original book, and includes a new introduction by Arthur Ollman of the Museum of Photographic Art in San Diego, and a foreword by Fred Braithwaite (aka Fab Five Freddy), the original graffiti artist. It also includes Bruce Davidson and Henry Geldzahler's original essays.
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Very Moving and Beautifully Reproduced Photograghs
22. Mai 2004
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
In 1980, Bruce Davidson began to photograph the New York subway system. He first started photographing in Black and White and then decided that the project required color. Davidson generally asked permission before photographing someone -- ironically the one notable exception was a man Davidson did not know was blind. It is one of my favorite images (p. 54). He offered to send them a print of the picture. Yet most of the photographs do not appear posed. The breadth of life on the New York subway system is impressive. You will see beautiful women, daring and frightening young men, some violence, people dealing with crowded situations, lonely people, business people, elderly people, musicians, graffiti, people in love, street people, an arrest -- in short the full panoply of life in NYC. It's just wonderful. The images are a bit on the dark side which fits the subject. Davidson used a flash -- as this was necessary. Many of the images have too much flash but I did not find this to be more than a modest distraction.
The quality of reproduction is excellent. I learned about the variety of humanity below the ground in New York. The enterprise was not without risk. Someone stole one of Davidson's cameras. The book does not make the NY subway seem to be a safe place but certainly one where it's possible to genuinely connect with the humanity we all share.
Highly recommended.
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Subway
18. März 2012
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This is a beautiful book, presented slightly differently then the last edition and with the inclusion of additional photos. The book itself is 5 star. But there seems to be a problem with whatever group of books Amazon is accessing. The first copy looked pristine and untouched but about 15 of the pages in the center of the book were damaged. They were dented in the middle of the pages and several of the images had white scratches where the paper had folded. The damage looked as if it had taken place during the fabrication of the book. I figured it was just bad luck, so I sent the book back for an exchange. But when I received the new copy, it contained almost identical damage in the same section of the book. So my best guess is that a whole bunch of these books were slightly damaged during fabrication. Maybe not a big deal for some people, but I think it's kind of a bummer to have a photo book with dents and scratches on the photos, at least right out of the box.
I'll order another one and see if I have more luck this time.
Fantastic book -- especially if you were around in New York back in those days.
I'll order another one and see if I have more luck this time.
Fantastic book -- especially if you were around in New York back in those days.
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extremely well done, a glance of humanity
14. Juni 2006
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
As an amatuer photographer, this is one of my favorite books of all time. It beautifully captures Subway riders in their natural habitat, making outsiders look strikeingly out of place. This book will not disappoint.
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