Rare Book
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
"Joe's Junk Yard" è un racconto personale che copre l'arco di cinquant'anni e tre generazioni, indagando la realizzazione e il successivo crollo del sogno americano. Il nonno di Lisa Kereszi era un americano di prima generazione, un pugile convertitosi in rigattiere che aveva costruito un impero sulle auto usate e sui rottami ferrosi a Chester, in Pennsylvania, durante l'era del boom degli anni cinquanta, progressivamente minato da una serie di disgrazie. Le inquietanti, affettuose fotografie degli ultimi dieci anni del deposito, accompagnate da materiale di vario genere legato all'attività e da immagini dall'album di famiglia, raccontano la storia di questa famiglia e la sua lotta con un'economia in cambiamento, con il degrado urbano, con le faide familiari, con la morte tragica e prematura e con le sfide di un'attività indipendente. In questa serie fotografica, iniziata prima di dedicarsi agli studi di fotografia e continuata durante gli anni al Bard College e alla Yale University, Kereszi individua ripetutamente nel paesaggio attorno al deposito i temi e motivi della provvisorietà e della perdita.
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Frais de port :
EUR 3,14
Vers Etats-Unis
Frais de port :
EUR 5,84
Vers Etats-Unis
Vendeur : Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. N° de réf. du vendeur S_409676474
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. N° de réf. du vendeur 00071044393
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : ANARTIST, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover without dustjacket as issued, 144 pages; as new condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra. N° de réf. du vendeur JoKeDa40
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized. N° de réf. du vendeur M8862082304Z3
Quantité disponible : 4 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : New. Spanning 50 years and three generations, 'Joe's Junk Yard' is a personal narrative that explores the achievement and subsequent demise of the American Dream. Lisa Kereszi's grandfather was a first-generation American and boxer-turned-junkman, who built an empire of used cars and scrap metal in Chester, Pennsylvania, during the 1950s boom era, which was gradually eroded by a series of misfortunes. Kereszi's disquieting, tender photographs of the last decade of the junkyard, accompanied by business ephemera and family scrapbook photographs, tell the story of this family and its struggles with a changing economy, urban decline, family feuds, tragic and untimely deaths and the challenges of an independent business. In this photographic series, begun before she pursued formal studies in photography and continued during her years at Bard College and at Yale University, Kereszi repeatedly locates themes and motifs of impermanence and loss in the landscape of the junkyard. N° de réf. du vendeur 110174
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 2.3. N° de réf. du vendeur 8862082304-2-3
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. N° de réf. du vendeur 8862082304-R
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 2.3. N° de réf. du vendeur bk8862082304xvz189zvxgdd
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. Book is in NEW condition. 2.3. N° de réf. du vendeur 8862082304-2-1
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 2.3. N° de réf. du vendeur 353-8862082304-new
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)