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5.0 out of 5 stars
Strand capures a starker more realistic Southwest
The quality of the printing of this book is superb. The paper used is a very very fine grained matte finish (almost satin) and the fine detail is exquisite with deep blacks and excellent shadow detail. I found the writings in this book to be very informative and interesting. Paul Strand's vision of the southwest is very different than Adams grandiose vision. Strand vision...
Published 16 months ago by J. Poss
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing
The reproduction of Strand's New Mexico photographs is as poor as the old photo books of the 1950s. About half the book is images and the other half is largely excerpts of letters to and from Strand during this sad period of his life. Strand's compositions are, as always, perfect; but I don't think that his heart was in it. Mostly landscapes, views of the Taos church,...
Published on February 6, 2005 by William Mitchell
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Strand capures a starker more realistic Southwest,
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The quality of the printing of this book is superb. The paper used is a very very fine grained matte finish (almost satin) and the fine detail is exquisite with deep blacks and excellent shadow detail. I found the writings in this book to be very informative and interesting. Paul Strand's vision of the southwest is very different than Adams grandiose vision. Strand vision of the Southwest is more intimate, more stark, and perhaps more real than Adams. One gets a quite calmness with a touch of sadness, perhaps loneliness, from viewing his photographs. Strand is similar in some respects to Weston, but with a different compositional language. Excellent!
8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing,
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This review is from: Paul Strand: Southwest (Hardcover)
The reproduction of Strand's New Mexico photographs is as poor as the old photo books of the 1950s. About half the book is images and the other half is largely excerpts of letters to and from Strand during this sad period of his life. Strand's compositions are, as always, perfect; but I don't think that his heart was in it. Mostly landscapes, views of the Taos church, and portraits of his soon-to-be-ex wife Rebecca, they compare poorly with the Southwest work of St. Ansel and Steiglitz's photos of Georgia O'Keefe. As a Strand fan, I am very disappointed.
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Paul Strand: Southwest by Paul Strand (Hardcover - June 15, 2005)
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