1955 Vintage Photography Annual Book, Steichen Feature

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Famed photographer Berenice Abbott “Photography helps people to see.” - and what a lot to see in this 1956 collection … more Famed photographer Berenice Abbott “Photography helps people to see.” - and what a lot to see in this 1956 collection judged best photos by "U.S. Camera" magazine. So many works from so many famous and collected 20th Center photographers! This 320-page coffee-table book includes photos from Berenice Abbott to Jun Yoshida, with Avedon, Brassai, Dorthea Lange, Steichen, Gordon Parks, Margaret Bourke-White, Cartier-Bresson, Karsh, Brett Weston, & more, in between. The must-have is the 74-page feature on Edward Steichen - shortly after he produced classic "The Family of Man: (MOMA). The tribute to the 75-year-old displays Steichen's earliest photos, Navy WWII photos, and some photos from "The Family of Man" .There' is a biography and a chronology, essays and one by Mary Steichen Calderone, M.D. Plus six portfolios by G.E.Kidder Smith, Wynn Bullock, Brett Weston, Richard Avedon (before fashion) and Leon Levinstein. You Want this book if you're a collector of renowned Photographers and/or Deja Vu photos from America Mid-Century. This book is a Stated 1955 First edition edited by Tom Maloney. It's clean, bright and undamaged internally. There is NO margin yellowing as shown it his listing. Red front cover some moisture damage. Jacket lightly worn along edges, but totally intact. Book will be sent carefully packed, with tracking. "When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear.”– Alfred Eisenstaedt

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