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San Francisco, Portrait of a City: 1940-1960 by Fred Lyon (2014, Hardcover)
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With a landmark around every corner and a picture perfect view atop every hill, San Francisco might be the worlds most picturesque city. Its a town alive with history, culture, and a palpable sense of grandeur best captured by a man known as San Franciscos Brassai.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton Architectural Press
ISBN-101616892668
ISBN-139781616892661
eBay Product ID (ePID)201745728
Product Key Features
Book TitleSan Francisco, Portrait of a City: 1940-1960
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicSubjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa)
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Photography
AuthorFred Lyon
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight40.6 Oz
Item Length11.1 in
Item Width8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-006394
Reviews"Stunning.. photographer Fred Lyon, now 90, magnificently captured the enticing noir decadence of San Francisco's Barbary Coast and the majesty of the rest of the city." -BoingBoing Holiday Gift Guide, "Lyon captures the seaside metropolis decades before the dot-coms invaded and rents skyrocketed, documenting everywhere from Chinatown's fish markets to Telegraph Hill's gorgeous homes to sailboats near Alcatraz to Union Square flower stands. Most compelling of all are his images of the city's residents: fishermen, artists, jazz musicians, ballerinas, clowns outside strip clubs, Lion dancers on the Chinese New Year; kids riding makeshift skateboards in the streets." -FastCompany.com, "Barkers and sidewalk vendors, fishermen and longshoremen. These are people one doesn't see much anymore in San Francisco, but they fill the pages of Fred Lyon's vibrant and invaluable new book of photography, San Francisco, Portrait of a City 1940-1960" -SFGate.com, "Stunning.. photographer Fred Lyon, now 90, magnificently captured the enticing noir decadence of San Francisco's Barbary Coast and the majesty of the rest of the city." -BoingBoing Holiday Gift Guide -- -, "At 90, Fred Lyon is a legendary San Franciscan photographer. He is now known for capturing the ethereal feel of the city and its people, but in the 1940s and '50s, Lyon was scrabbling to gain a footing in the magazine industry. Luckily, it was a good time to do so: San Francisco was entering a new golden age, consumed by a post-World War II hunger for creative expression. His new book, San Francisco, is a portrait of the city bursting with life, from its streets to its stores to its grandest palaces of art and culture." -Slate.com, "Barkers and sidewalk vendors, fishermen and longshoremen. These are people one doesn't see much anymore in San Francisco, but they fill the pages of Fred Lyon's vibrant and invaluable new book of photography, San Francisco, Portrait of a City 1940-1960" -SFGate.com -- -, "At 90, Fred Lyon is a legendary San Franciscan photographer. He is now known for capturing the ethereal feel of the city and its people, but in the 1940s and '50s, Lyon was scrabbling to gain a footing in the magazine industry. Luckily, it was a good time to do so: San Francisco was entering a new golden age, consumed by a post-World War II hunger for creative expression. His new book, San Francisco, is a portrait of the city bursting with life, from its streets to its stores to its grandest palaces of art and culture." -Slate.com -- -, "Lyon captures the seaside metropolis decades before the dot-coms invaded and rents skyrocketed, documenting everywhere from Chinatown's fish markets to Telegraph Hill's gorgeous homes to sailboats near Alcatraz to Union Square flower stands. Most compelling of all are his images of the city's residents: fishermen, artists, jazz musicians, ballerinas, clowns outside strip clubs, Lion dancers on the Chinese New Year; kids riding makeshift skateboards in the streets." -FastCompany.com -- -
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal979.4/6100222
SynopsisWith a landmark around every corner and a picture perfect view atop every hill, San Francisco might be the world's most picturesque city. And yet, the Golden City is so much more than postcard vistas. It's a town alive with history, culture, and a palpable sense of grandeur best captured by a man known as San Francisco's Brassai. Walking the city's foggy streets, the fourth-generation San Franciscan captures the local's view in dramatic black-and-white photos-- from fog-drenched mornings in North Beach and cable cars on Market Street to moody night shots of Coit Tower and the twists and turns of Lombard Street. In San Francisco, Portrait of a City 1940-1960 , Fred Lyon captures the iconic landscapes and one-of-a-kind personalities that transformed the city by the bay into a legend. Lyon's anecdotes and personal remembrances, including sly portraits of San Francisco characters such as writer Herb Caen, painters Richard Diebenkorn and Jean Varda, and madame and former mayor of Sausalito Sally Stanford add an artist's first-hand view to this portrait of a classic American city.
LC Classification NumberF869.S343L96 2014
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- 17 May, 2024
Much Appreciated!
Much Appreciated!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Oct, 2016
san francisco from the 40's
great photos from the time period. great Chinatown pictures.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
