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In Front of Saint Patrick´s Cathedral: A New Edition
Donald Blumberg
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Description for In Front of Saint Patrick´s Cathedral: A New Edition
Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 77 duotone illus. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 297 x 15. Weight in Grams: 834.
American photographer Donald Blumberg (b. 1935) began his career making black-and-white photographs of the streets and people of New York. He first gained national attention and widespread recognition for his 1965–67 series In Front of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, published in 1973. In these thought-provoking photographs, Blumberg innovatively captured worshippers exiting the cavernous threshold of the famed Roman Catholic cathedral on Fifth Avenue. The figures often seem to defy scale and perspective, clustered in the corners of the frame or gathered in blurry crowds. This revised and expanded edition of Blumberg’s pioneering project features a new sequence that includes previously unpublished ... Read more
American photographer Donald Blumberg (b. 1935) began his career making black-and-white photographs of the streets and people of New York. He first gained national attention and widespread recognition for his 1965–67 series In Front of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, published in 1973. In these thought-provoking photographs, Blumberg innovatively captured worshippers exiting the cavernous threshold of the famed Roman Catholic cathedral on Fifth Avenue. The figures often seem to defy scale and perspective, clustered in the corners of the frame or gathered in blurry crowds. This revised and expanded edition of Blumberg’s pioneering project features a new sequence that includes previously unpublished ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300215175
SKU
9780300215175
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About Donald Blumberg
Donald Blumberg is a photographer based in California. Jock Reynolds is the Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale University Art Gallery.
Reviews for In Front of Saint Patrick´s Cathedral: A New Edition
“These Saint Patrick’s pictures are a landscape not quite like any other . . . they take us to a real-life, here-and-now place that doubles as visual wonderland . . . where sociology meets character study, and vice versa.”—Mark Feeney, Boston Globe
Mark Feeney
Boston Globe
‘[An] engaging series . . . Mr. Blumberg achieved stunning effects.”—Jason ... Read more
Mark Feeney
Boston Globe
‘[An] engaging series . . . Mr. Blumberg achieved stunning effects.”—Jason ... Read more