August Sander (Aperture Masters of Photography) [Hardcover]

August Sander (Photographer)

Book Description

Series: Aperture Masters of Photography | Publication Date: June 15, 2005

In 1918, August Sander meticulously photographed the defeated citizenry of Germany who needed photo identification cards for the occupying forces. By 1929 he had photographed all classes and types of people. During this time, Sander came under the influence of modern art and its intellectual practitioners whom he befriended in Cologne. Through his discussions with them he came to understand the importance of his portrait work and was encouraged to continue. He produced the first volume of an extended series he hoped would provide an exhaustive catalog, but in the 1930s his work fell into disfavor and was banned by the Nazis. The photography of August Sander comprises an extraordinary human document. This volume of the Masters of Photography series, which includes forty-three portraits of a cross section of German society, from pastry chefs to industrialists, is a provocative glance at the Weimar Republic.

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"August Sander developed a personal style characterized by startlingly direct photographs of German people of all classes and all callings, to produce a body of work unparalleled in the history of photography."--Beaumont Newhall

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Aperture (June 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893817481
• ISBN-13: 978-0893817480
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,611,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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