State of the Blues

Dunas, Jeff (Photographs By)

ISBN 10: 0893818437 / ISBN 13: 9780893818432

Edité par Aperture Foundation, Inc., New York, 1998

A propos de cet article

soft cover, quarto, first edition, 1998, numerous b&w photos of Blues musicians plus photos of the local, text, 176 pages, preface by John Lee Hooker, intro by William Ferris, fine condition, portraits and interviews of famous Blues musicians. Size: Quarto.

N° de réf. du vendeur 4231

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: State of the Blues
• Éditeur: Aperture Foundation, Inc., New York
• Date de parution: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0893818437
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780893818432
• Reliure: Soft Cover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket

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Synopsis

State of the Blues is photographer Jeff Dunas's stirring tribute to the power of the blues, an American tradition that has its roots in the Mississippi Delta and branches that have spread around the world. One of the most vital early expressions of African-American culture, blues music makes poetry of sorrow and finds humour and bitter irony in the hardships of life. It tells of love lost and regained, and of the fight for dignity in a world that judges people by the colour of their skin. Alongside a series of intimate portraits of the greatest blues performers of our time including BB King, Koko Taylor, John Lee Hooker, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Bonnie Raitt and many others, the book presents Dunas' timeless photographs of the landmarks and byways of the blues highway - a heritage trail through the American South that leads from New Orleans to Chicago, where the blues continues to thrive today. Interviews that Dunas conducted with a number of the performers shed light on the origins and the future of the blues tradition. An introduction to State of the Blues by noted scholar William Ferris provides the cultural and historical context for Dunas' remarkable photographs. A preface by legendary blues performer John Lee Hooker sets the stage for this unprecedented look at the state of the blues.

À propos de l?auteur

Jeff Dunas is a portrait and fine art photographer whose work has been published in major magazines worldwide, including GQ, Life, Paris Match, Vibe, Esquire, Zoom and the British Journal of Photographer. His photographs have appeared on album covers fro musicians such as Neil Diamond, Etta James, Issac Hayes, Leon Russell and Duke Robillard. Dunas is the author of five books of nudes and four museum catalogues. Born in Los Angeles in 1954, Dunas has divided his time between Paris, France and Los Angeles for the past twenty-four years.