In this book, Paula Chamlee turns her elegant graphic vision to an American icon the family-owned corner market. As a remembrance of a nearly vanished era, "San Franciso: Twenty Corner Markets and One in the Middle of the Block is an instant classic. As a work of modern art, it invigorates the subtle tensions between abstraction and documentation that are a hallmark of Chamlee's work. Photographing in San Francisco with her 8x10-inch view camera, Chamlee eschewed the traditional scenic views and found herself drawn to the ...
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In this book, Paula Chamlee turns her elegant graphic vision to an American icon the family-owned corner market. As a remembrance of a nearly vanished era, "San Franciso: Twenty Corner Markets and One in the Middle of the Block is an instant classic. As a work of modern art, it invigorates the subtle tensions between abstraction and documentation that are a hallmark of Chamlee's work. Photographing in San Francisco with her 8x10-inch view camera, Chamlee eschewed the traditional scenic views and found herself drawn to the family-owned corner markets those small islands of individuality that coexist with big city commerce. Each of these markets has its distinct character and charm, and Chamlee's aesthetic response led her to produce this significant series of photographs.
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Add this copy of San Francisco: Twenty Corner Markets and One in the to cart. $125.00, very good condition, Sold by Green Apple Books and Music rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Lodima Pr.
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Very good. Promotional copy; unsigned. Promo material laid in. Lacks glassine. Book itself is as new. Green Apple Books and Music, Publisher Weekly's Bookstore of the Year 2014, has been San Francisco's favorite independent bookseller since 1967! Shipping costs on oversize / international orders will reflect actual shipping charges and may be more than quoted by ABE. We will need to contact you with true shipping costs and ask for authorization before adjusting cost.
Add this copy of San Francisco: Twenty Corner Markets and One in the to cart. $200.00, very good condition, Sold by Voyageur Book Shop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milwaukee, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Lodima Press.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall Unpaginated. No. 519 of 550 copies printed. Signed by Paula Chamlee on the Limited Edition page at the back. Blue cloth with silver stamp, and photo illustration on front. No wear. Dust jacket is clear acetone. Also included is card photograph, with artist bio on back. )9.
Add this copy of San Francisco: Twenty Corner Markets and One in the to cart. $300.00, like new condition, Sold by G. F. Wilkinson Books, IOBA rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Grass Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Lodima Press (1997).
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Fine. No. 257 of 550 copies, signed by the artist on the colophon. Unpaged; 22 full page photographs. "The photographs...were made in May of 1996. All are silver chloride contact prints made with an 8 x 10-inch view camera." Quarto; blue cloth, mounted photograph front cover; clear mylar cover. San Francisco happens to be another of my favorite places. When I was a stewardess for Delta, I had many layovers there and could explore the city alone or with other crew members. It was all quite exotic for me at the time, and I fell in love with the city. Decades later, when Michael and I traveled to the West Coast and spent time in San Francisco, we would often try to figure out how we could photograph there. Logistically, there is virtually no place to legally park your car if you want to photograph anywhere nearby. We always needed to have our photo truck nearby because the equipment is large and cumbersome and we needed assistants to not only help carry, but to guard the truck, or keep moving it in and out of illegal spots. On a trip in May of 1996, we finally made the time and commitment to photograph in the city and to arrange for some photo-student assistants. After returning home and to the dark room, I made proof prints in order to see which ones I wanted to print. When Michael saw my proofs, he was so smitten with what I had done that he said, 'This should be a book! And here's the titleSan Francisco: Twenty Corner Markets and One in the Middle of the Block. ' So, we published this book in 1997 in 550 signed and numbered copies. It sold out within a few years. Though I have written quite a lot of text for all of my books, I wrote exactly two lines for this one: As he walked out of the market, I asked, 'Do they have good sandwiches here? ' He replied, 'Sure do. This is the best little market in San Francisco.; Signed by Author(s)
