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Water Towers by Becher, Bernd; Becher, Hilla
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Product Group
- Book
- Weight
- 3 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780262022774
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
026202277X
ISBN-13
9780262022774
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11038261738
Product Key Features
Book Title
Water Towers
Number of Pages
223 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, General
Publication Year
1988
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Photography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
60.5 Oz
Item Length
11.8 in
Item Width
9.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
87-029865
Dewey Edition
19
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Commentaries by
Naef, Weston J.
Dewey Decimal
779/.96
Synopsis
Hilla and Bernd Becher's cool, objective photographs of industrial structures have earned them a special position in international photography. Although their work is widely collected by American dealers and institutions and shown in New York galleries, this is the first time that it has been published in book form in the United States.The Bechers' 224 photographs of watertowers comprise a unique, single minded, even obsessive mission. They were taken from as many as 8 angles, over a period of 25 years, with a stylistic approach so consistent that photographs juxtaposed from the 1950s and 1980s suggest a minute to minute account deadpan portraits of unadorned metal, concrete, and wooden structures.Always taken in overcast skier, or in the hazy sunlight of industrial zones, these seemingly artless photographs belle the elaborate process and decisions involved in creating them elevating the camera on scaffolds or ladders, waiting for clouds to block the sun, enlisting the cooperation of plant foreman and security guards to remove all signs of human life from the scene.The Bechers refer to their photographs as "typology" or "typologies of topographies," situated between established categories such as art and photography. Their work is distancing, deliberately unglamorous, departing from the usual style of architectural photography. Almost everything they photograph is eventually demolished.Hilla and Bernd Becher began their collaborative enterprise in 1957, when they did a study of workers' houses in their native Germany. Through the years, their extensive documentation of industrial landscapes has taken them outside of Germany to France, England, Scotland, Wales, Holland, and the United States. The Bechers follow in a distinguished line of German photographers active in the Rhineland, including August Sander, Albert Renger-Patzsch, and Werner Manz, all of whom contributed in different ways to the definition of "objective" photography., Hilla and Bernd Becher's cool, objective photographs of industrial structures have earned them a special position in international photography.
LC Classification Number
TR654.B41913 1988
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- e***d (16)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseExcellent seller, went above and beyond. My wife loved the book! Seller is very communicative and helpful. Item was received in great condition, as described in listing. Shipping was quick. Packaging was 20/10!!! Wrapped in several layers of protection to keep the book in great condition. We thank you so much! Would absolutely purchase again from this seller! Thank you.
- w***w (2459)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent. Item as listed and fast shipping, Great packaging. A recommended book seller who packs books nice, and protected very good from rain should they be left outside on a rainy day. (As happens here when deliveries are made.)Great Companions By Robert French Leavens - Volume I & volume II - 1944 (#176308128938)
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