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Garry Winogrand: Public Relations

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Perhaps I am biased, being a hard core Winogrand fan, but I wish to respectfully disagree with the prior reviewer. True, there are better Winogrand books out there (though some are out of print), but even GW's least effort is better than most others' best. These photos aptly capture moments in political campaigns, art museum fundraisers, protest demonstrations, black tie award dinners, etc. Some are made poignant by subsequent events. Perhaps the stories are best appreciated by baby boomers, NYC glitterati & art scene cognoscenti - it is fun to spot the celebs with enduring reputations, and those who had just their 15 minutes of fame. Winogrand's insider/outsider perspective, however, can be appreciated by anyone with a lively interest in how the star making machinery works.

I was prompted to write here after reading the above imbecile's one star review of this classic book.
This is a perfect example of the dark side of the internet: the unenlighttened leading the uninformed. I worry that some poor reader would avoid this book because of that ignorant scribe. Make no mistake , this book is a classic. Every photo brings a smile and an informed understanding of the unspoken world around us. This along with "Women are beautiful" rank amongst his FINEST work. If you ever see this at a used book store BUY IT! maybe the above aesthete will see you his hated copy.

I love "Man in the Crowd", "1964", and "The Animals'", and have yet to see some of his other work, but this one (mostly) leaves me cold. There just aren't the stories going on in the pictures like in his other work, and there isn't the same haphazard grace of composition either. Get ANYTHING else of his first.