New York in the Forties (Paperback)

by Andreas Feininger (Author)

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Product Description
Former Life photographer records the blizzard of ‘47, the Louis-Walcott fight at Madison Square Garden, the "dimouts" of WW II, the burned-out hulk of the Normandie, etc. 162 photographs. Introduction and captions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 181 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; 2nd edition (April 1, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486235858
• ISBN-13: 978-0486235851
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #509,604 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New York tension, May 4, 2006

By	MARGARET, PETER "LECTIODIVINABOOKS" (RIPON, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This book is not just great history, it is also great art; and for those of us who have had the good fortune to have lived in this city for some years, it is also personal history, a biography of ourselves. Feininger shows brilliantly the tension that exists in New York between humanity and modernity, between glitter and true human feelings. To me this seems almost Hopperesque, although with less stringency. Andreas Feininger is not unlike his father a master in the portrayal of affectionate structures.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The real Big Apple, February 22, 2009

By	Robin Benson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

An impressive 162 photographs from a master photojournalist which really capture the feel of the city without seeming too nostalgic. What I love about this book is the straightforward way these photos present an amazing amount of detail. Feininger one said "This world is full of things the eye doesn't see. The camera can see more and ten times better", all these photos reflect that point-of-view beautifully.

You just have to flip quickly through the book to realize how comprehensive the selection is: Wall Street business area; the waterfront; Mid-town skyscrapers; Times Square; stations; bridges; parks; the El; customers looking in shops; New Yorker's going about their business; the city at night and Feininger's trade-mark: the telephoto lens landscape shot. The book starts with one of these Manhattan photos, taken fourteen miles away in New Jersey. Another thing that lifts the title out of the usual photo book format are the detailed captions to most of the photos.

Dover are to be congratulated on producing a lovely book for the price though I find it rather frustrating that the photos are only printed in a 133 screen. I recently bought a Andreas Feininger: That's Photography monograph with the photos printed as 200+ screen duotones, it includes many of these New York photos and they look just stunning.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NYC 40's, November 12, 2006

By	Ed "EC" (NY) - See all my reviews

Like other books in the series, captures a moment that has been lost as the world changes! Great piece for those who were there or are there now.