Albert Renger-Patzsch: Joy Before the Object Aperture 131

Ed Catalog (author), Albert Renger-Patzsch (photographer), Donald Kuspit (texts)

Paperback (01 Jul 2004)

Not available for sale

Out of stock

Publisher's Synopsis

Photographs by Albert Renger-Patzsch
Preface by Weston Naef
Essay by Donald Kuspit
"Albert Renger-Patzsch: Joy Before the Object "is the first major publication in English on this influential German photographer, who is one of the founders of modern European photography. Amid the climate of intellectual, artistic, and political ferment in Germany between the wars, the idea of "beauty" was being redefined.

About the Publisher

Aperture Direct

Aperture, a not-for-profit foundation, connects the photo community and its audiences with the most inspiring work, the sharpest ideas, and with each other-in print, in person, and online. Created in 1952 by photographers and writers as "common ground for the advancement of photography," Aperture today is a multi-platform publisher and center for the photo community. From our base in New York, we produce, publish, and present a program of photography projects, locally and internationally.

Book information

ISBN:	9780893815592
Publisher:	Aperture
Imprint:	Aperture Direct
Pub date:	01 Jul 2004
DEWEY:	B
Language:	English
Number of pages:	79
Weight:	470g
Height:	279mm
Width:	241mm
Spine width:	6mm