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Le Corbusier and the Power of Photography
Tim Et Al Benton
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Description for Le Corbusier and the Power of Photography
Hardcover. Le Corbusiers development was inextricably connected to the rise of the centurys popular visual medium: photography. This book traces the many ways in which he used photography to define and disseminate his work and ideas around the world. Editor(s): Herschdorfer, Nathalie; Umstatter, Lada. Num Pages: 256 pages, 403 illustrations, 164 in colour. BIC Classification: AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1646.
Le Corbusier’s development was inextricably connected to the rise of the century’s most popular visual medium: photography. Marking the 125th anniversary of the architect’s birth in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, this remarkable book traces the many ways in which he used photography to define and disseminate his work and ideas around the world. This unique portrait presents the architect and his work in six chapters, each by an expert in a particular facet of Le Corbusier’s work: a photographic biography; his secret travel photographs; the ways in which the architect used photography for promotion; an examination of his approach to the ... Read more
Le Corbusier’s development was inextricably connected to the rise of the century’s most popular visual medium: photography. Marking the 125th anniversary of the architect’s birth in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, this remarkable book traces the many ways in which he used photography to define and disseminate his work and ideas around the world. This unique portrait presents the architect and his work in six chapters, each by an expert in a particular facet of Le Corbusier’s work: a photographic biography; his secret travel photographs; the ways in which the architect used photography for promotion; an examination of his approach to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500544228
SKU
V9780500544228
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About Tim Et Al Benton
Nathalie Herschdorfer is an author and curator specialised in photography. She is the director of the Museum of Fine Arts Le Locle, Switzerland, and a curator with FEP (Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography). She has written a number of books amongst which are Afterwards, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Photography, Coming into Fashion and reGeneration, all published by ... Read more
Reviews for Le Corbusier and the Power of Photography
'Just when you thought there wasn’t any more to write about the wily old Swiss iconoclast, along comes another rich tome with insight as to exactly why Corbusier continues to exert such a hold' - Wallpaper
'Provides a more intimate way to access Le Corbusier’s creative process and some of the surprising inspirations behind his work' - Architect’s Newspaper Blog ... Read more
'Provides a more intimate way to access Le Corbusier’s creative process and some of the surprising inspirations behind his work' - Architect’s Newspaper Blog ... Read more