Vous voulez voir cette page en français ? Cliquez ici.

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Form and Fashion
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Form and Fashion [Hardcover]

Ralph Lauren (Foreword), M. Raven Metzner (Introduction), Shelia Metzner (Photographer)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Available from these sellers.


Product Details

Product Description

From Library Journal

At the turn of the century, Edward Sherriff Curtis photographed Native Americans with his oversized, glass-negative camera and published 1400 gravures, later collected in his North American Indian volumes (LJ 1/90). In 1906, he personally selected 108 negatives, printed them with the platinum process he loved (which gives a dreamy, sepia glow to his subjects), signed them, and mounted them in an exhibition at the Waldorf-Astoria. Photographers hailed him as a genius; anthropologists derided him because he romanticized his subjects. His books were expensive and did not sell well. In time, his plates were lost via a nasty divorce, many of the books were dismantled and sold for prints, and he died in obscurity. Then in 1977, Clark Worswick of the Peabody Essex Museum was shown the Waldorf exhibition set of prints in a forgotten cabinet. The 108 prints are currently on exhibit again, and this handsome book is not only the catalog for that show but a tribute to Curtis's talent. Worswick's introduction offers a well-balanced discussion of the conflict between art photography and anthropology in Curtis's work. A beautiful addition to any library. Gay Neale, Meredithville, VA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description

Edward S. Curtis was the greatest photographer of Native Americans that this country has ever produced. Curtis photographed more than eighty Native American tribes at what for many was the penultimate moment of their existence in a period spanning more than three decades. Seen in Curtis's photographs, these are peoples of free-reining spirit set in the vastness of a primal continent. Included are a selection of Curtis's master prints, which have never been seen before, and other prints that comprised Curtis's last great exhibition, mounted in 1906 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. Donated to the Peabody Essex Museum in 1906, these prints have never been exhibited since. This selection of photographs, which survive intact from almost one hundred years ago, proves that Curtis was not only a great photographer but also one of the most important artists ever produced in America. With this book, accompanied by a radical reappraisal of Curtis's work and place in American art by photographic historian Clark Worswick, Edward Curtis joins the ranks of John James Audubon, whose works on a uniquely American natural history subject admit no contemporary comparison. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

1 Review
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most helpful customer reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Esthetic, ethereal, modernist, and yet timeless, July 3 2001
This review is from: Form and Fashion (Hardcover)
Sheila Metzner's photography is transcendent, rich, refined, esthetic, ethereal, modernist, and yet timeless. Her images are fascinating as they exhibit an astonishing tonal range. Enhanced with informative and illustratively descriptive commentaries by Ralph Lauren and M. Raven Metzner, Sheila Metzner: Form And Fashion is a core addition to any serious American history of photography reference collection, and a "must" for any serious student of photography-as-art.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com: 3.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars dublicated key at Amazon, Feb 5 2011
By Ralf "Lichtfänger" - Published on Amazon.com
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Form and Fashion (Hardcover)
I did not receive the right book.
Though I ordered 'Sheila Metzner: Form and Fashion'
I received 'Edward Curtis: The Master Prints'

Also these reviews here refer to both books.
Probably there is still a dublicated key at Amazon.

So what could I say about Sheila Metzner ...
I still would like to have this book, but Amazon's advice to ask the seller by mail whether the offer is for Sheila or Edward did not encourage me to try it again.

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Esthetic, ethereal, modernist, and yet timeless, July 3 2001
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Form and Fashion (Hardcover)
Sheila Metzner's photography is transcendent, rich, refined, esthetic, ethereal, modernist, and yet timeless. Her images are fascinating as they exhibit an astonishing tonal range. Enhanced with informative and illustratively descriptive commentaries by Ralph Lauren and M. Raven Metzner, Sheila Metzner: Form And Fashion is a core addition to any serious American history of photography reference collection, and a "must" for any serious student of photography-as-art.
› Go to Amazon.com to see both reviews  3.0 out of 5 stars 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject
















i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?