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This book is a superb collection of American scenes taken in the 1940, 1950s and 1960s by one of photography's all time greats, Andreas Feininger.Each image is a fine example of Feininger's incorruptible sense of proportion, a tribute to the inimitable aesthetic quality that became the signature of his work. Many illustrate his ceaseless quest to minimize the difference between idea and reality, his desire to allow mundane subjects to slip into Utopia.Feininger's America is a photographic tour de force, from Chicago to New Orleans, from Hollywood to Coral Gables.

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America, Andreas Feininger

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Title
America
Language
English
Publisher
Gingko Press
Released
1998
Format
Paperback
Pages
96
ISBN10
3927258717
ISBN13
9783927258716
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This book is a superb collection of American scenes taken in the 1940, 1950s and 1960s by one of photography's all time greats, Andreas Feininger.Each image is a fine example of Feininger's incorruptible sense of proportion, a tribute to the inimitable aesthetic quality that became the signature of his work. Many illustrate his ceaseless quest to minimize the difference between idea and reality, his desire to allow mundane subjects to slip into Utopia.Feininger's America is a photographic tour de force, from Chicago to New Orleans, from Hollywood to Coral Gables.