About The Book
In 1995 Marval published a new edition of William Klein’s classic New York Book. Klein is recognised as one of the masters of photography and his New York photographs are amongst the most influential of 20th century photography. The work inspired a whole generation of followers; the images becoming emblematic of the city’s gritty postwar vitality.
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About The Artist
After briefly studying painting, William Klein (1928–2022) came into contact with photography whilst working for an architect as a young artist. His photographs; often blurred or out of focus, his use of high-contrast prints, high-grain film and wide angles, shocked the established order of the photography world. Uncompromising in his vision and technique, it was this raw approach that served Klein well to capture his subjects with an honesty that truly echoed the diversity of moods, people and situations so present in life. Klein’s New York series of street scenes and portraits resulting in the 1956 publication Life Is Good For You In New York, were defined by his unconventional style. His influence can be seen in the work of other artists such as Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama and his work has earned him several solo and retrospective exhibitions throughout the world in venues such as the International Center of Photography and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam and Tate Modern, London. He has won several awards across his career, including the Prix Nadar in 1957 for Life Is Good For You In New York, the Royal Photographic Society’s Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship in 1999 and the Sony World Photography Award for Outstanding Contribution to Photography in 2012.
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Specifics
William Klein: New York 1954-55 (Marval, 1995) | 254 pages.
Source: https://archive.org/details/newyork1954550000klei.
The Internet Archive
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