Evocations of Place: The Photography of Edwin Smith - Couverture souple

Elwall, Robert; Murray, Irena

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1858946387 ISBN 13 : 9781858946382

Editeur : Merrell Publishers Ltd, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Hailed by the poet and architectural historian Sir John Betjeman as 'a genius at photography', Edwin Smith (1912-1971) was one of Britain's foremost photographers. At the time of his death he was widely regarded as without peer in his sensitive renditions of historic architecture and his empathetic evocations of place. The recurrent themes of Smith's work - a concern for the fragility of the environment; an acute appreciation of the need to combat cultural homogenization by safeguarding regional diversity; and a conviction that architecture should be rooted in time and place - are as pressing today as when Smith first framed them in his elegant compositions. By providing the first in-depth survey of his work, this book introduces Smith's poignant imagery to a new generation. This new paperback edition accompanies the RIBA exhibition entitled A Vanishing Past: The Photography of Edwin Smith, which will run from 11 September to 13 December 2014 at 66 Portland Place, London and travels to the Mann Island Gallery in Liverpool in 2016.

Biographie de l'auteur :

ROBERT ELWALL was Photographs Curator at the British Architectural Library, Royal institute of British Architects, London. His acclaimed book Building with Light: The International History of Architectural Photography (Merrell, 2004) was shortlisted for the prestigious CICA and banister Fletcher book awards. IRENA MURRAY is Senior Research Associate at The British Architectural Library.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Merrell Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1858946387
• ISBN 13: 9781858946382
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 180