Philip Trager
- ISBN-10
- 3865212395
- ISBN-13
- 9783865212399
- Category
- Architectural photography
- Pages
- 309
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-01-01
- Publisher
- Steidl Dap
- Authors
- Philip Trager, Barbara L. Michaels
Description
This monograph presents a complete overview of the photographs of Philip Trager, one of the most important photographers of architecture and dance of the twentieth century. It chronicles work from his books and unpublished photographs from a wide range of projects. Regarded as modern albums, Trager's books capture the spirit of their subject matter in luminous and compelling photographs of architecture and dance. His books include Philip Trager: New York, Photographs of Architecture, The Villas of Palladio, Changing Paris, Dancers and Persephone. Trager's most recent book, Faces, published by Steidl, creates psychological theatre, presenting an innovative kind of portraiture. Trager's distinctly personal photographs of buildings are regarded as landmarks in architectural photography and have become standard documents for architectural and art historians as well as architects. His expressionistic photographs of dancers in outdoor settings capture the essence of the work of many of the best contemporary choreographers and dancers, causing the viewer to rethink the field of dance photography. Essays written by distinguished specialists preface each major theme. The book also includes an extensive interview with Trager; photographs illustrating his life in photography, an illustrated section of selected projects and commissions, and a chronology and bibliography.
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