After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006: Rephotographing the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006: Rephotographing the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
ISBN-10
0520244346
ISBN-13
9780520244344
Category
Art
Pages
134
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Authors
Karin Breuer, Rebecca Solnit, Mark Klett

Description

Compares photographs taken just after the fires of the 1906 earthquake with new photos of modern San Francisco from the same vantage points, in a photo essay created in conjunction with the exhibition at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, California.

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