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Sadness of Men Photographs by Philip Perkis

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ISBN-10: 1593720343

ISBN-13: 9781593720346

Edition: 2008

Authors: Philip Perkis, Max Kozloff

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Philip Perkis is one of the most widely respected American photographers, yet his work is little known outside of professional circles. In this fifty-year retrospective, and first published collection, his inimitable vision is brought to the public. With a gift for capturing moments of heartbreaking honesty and unparalleled beauty, he presents a world on the brink of transcendence. Taken in the most humble circumstancessnapped from the driver's seat or taken at homethese images are so much more than the sum of their parts. The electric fury of barking dogs in the streets of Mexico, the white stillness of Israel, and the silence of a sleeping mother, carry within them complexities of gray,…    
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Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Quantuck Lane Press & The Mill Road Collaborative, The
Publication date: 2/28/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 10.50" wide x 11.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.498
Language: English

Philip Perkis has taught photography for more than forty years, and is Professor Emeritus at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He is author of Teaching Photography, Notes Assembled and his prints are included in numerous collections, including the Metropolitan Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.