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Epstein, Mitch (Photographer); Weinberger, Eliot (Contributor) & Other Contributors : Work: Photographs By Mitch Epstein

Gerhard Steidl Druckerei Und Verlag, Gottingen, Germany, 2006

ISBN 3865212816

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 271 pages. Retrospective Monograph. One of the most important art photography books of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Mitch Epstein and Gerhard Steidl: Oversize-volume format. The book weighs 4 pounds. Brown cloth boards with red titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Mitch Epstein. Essays by Eliot Weinberger, Mia Fineman, Susanne Lange, Gabriele Conrath-Scholl, and Martin Hochleitner. DVD, "Dad" (the moving subject of his masterpiece, "Family Business"), enclosed in its own protective plastic sleeve and attached on the back. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Gottingen, Germany to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Mitch Epstein's "Work". Some of his finest and most representative work, which has significantly expanded and enriched the formal, narrative, and thematic possibilities of photography. "While Mitch Epstein is widely acknowledged as one of the world's most distinguished art photographers, a complete survey of his work has never been published until now. Allows readers to trace the evolution of Epstein's entire career, following formal and thematic concerns that allow us to see how his aesthetics, his techniques, and his politics have shifted and influenced one another over time. His early work on recreation is given its most natural yet unexpected configuration: Images from the United States are mixed with those from other parts of the world. Sections on each of his major projects cover 'Common Practice' (1973-1989), 'Vietnam' (1992-1995), 'The City' (1995-1998), 'Family Business' (2000-2003), and the ongoing project, 'American Power'. The beginning of each chapter is a short essay or an excerpt from his previously published writings" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Mitch Epstein collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in black pen-marker on the title page by Mitch Epstein. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary art photography classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online command up to $200 plus. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. 138 color, 26 duotone plates. Mitch Epstein's "Family Business" was selected as one of the greatest photography books in "The Photobook". One of the most brilliant photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MITCH EPSTEIN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 3865212816.

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