denver and What We Bought , together with The New West , form a loose trilogy of Robert Adams's work exploring the rapidly developing landscape of the Denver metropolitan area from 1968 through 1974. In the former two books, Adams created a comprehensive document that was resolute in its avoidance of romantic notions of the American West and dispassionately honest about man's despoliation of the land. Both books demonstrate the artist at the height of his powers as a documentary photographer and a poetic sequencer of ...
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denver and What We Bought , together with The New West , form a loose trilogy of Robert Adams's work exploring the rapidly developing landscape of the Denver metropolitan area from 1968 through 1974. In the former two books, Adams created a comprehensive document that was resolute in its avoidance of romantic notions of the American West and dispassionately honest about man's despoliation of the land. Both books demonstrate the artist at the height of his powers as a documentary photographer and a poetic sequencer of images. The photographs featured in denver and What We Bought show tract housing with mountain ranges in the distance, trailer lots devoid of people, suburban streets through generic windows, shopping mall interiors, and parking lots: subjects distinctly unspectacular, familiar, and banal. Adams's compositions are straightforward and democratic, and it is this precise turn from sentimentality that has made Adams one of the most influential figures in the history of American photography. These exquisite new editions, printed in rich tritones, celebrate this landmark work. denver also includes new and previously unpublished photographs from the project, chosen and sequenced by Adams himself. Distributed for the Yale University Art Gallery
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Add this copy of What We Bought: the New World: Scenes From the Denver to cart. $75.00, like new condition, Sold by Design Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Yale University Art Gallery.
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Fine in Fine jacket. This is a near fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket, with almost no wear to the book or fading to the jacket. Completely clean inside and out. Reprint of Robert Adams' classic work from 1995, denver, A Photographic Survey of the Metropolitan Area, 1970-1974. Here republished with additional material from the 1995 series of photographs. Poem by W.S. Merwin, of 1988, 'Place'. 8" high X 9" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
Add this copy of What We Bought the New World: Scenes From the Denver to cart. $2,470.00, new condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Gallery; Et Al.
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New. 0300149638. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English. 200 pp. With 145 ills. 21 x 24 cm. --with a bonus offer--
