Arthur Leipzig: Next Stop New York [Hardcover]

Sylvia Boehmer (Author), Arthur Leipzig (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2009

Since the 1940s, Arthur Leipzig has been roaming the streets of New York, recording its residents and their myriad activities. His black-and-white photographs of lovers at Coney Island, painters on the Brooklyn Bridge and kids swimming in the East River document the human dimension of New York City. As a photojournalist, he traveled the city day and night, sometimes on assignment, sometimes on his own, but always sensitive to its energy, poverty and poetry, violence and drama. His affection for the city he calls home is manifest in his work, which captured the unvarnished side of life in New York. Focusing on Leipzig's work created in New York, the book also includes other images which capture the daily life of people across the United States. With a selection of approximately 90 photographs, this book presents the work of an important photographer who exemplifies the finest of American photojournalism.

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About the Author

SYLVIA BA-HMER is a curator and the director of the painting and photography collections at Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum.ARTHUR LEIPZIG was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1918. After studying photography at the Photo League in 1942, he became a staff photographer for the newspaper PM. Later on, he became a freelance photojournalist, contributing work to The New York Times, Fortune, Look, and Parade. He taught for twenty-eight years at Long Island University, where he is now Professor Emeritus.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 111 pages
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing; Bilingual edition (January 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3791341847
• ISBN-13: 978-3791341842
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,083,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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