Publisher's Description
Paris Pictured
By Julian Stallabrass
Approximately 120 photographs
in duotone, 160 pages, 9-5/8 x 11-7/8'
Published to complement the
exhibition 'Paris: Capital of the
Arts' at the Royal Academy of
Arts, London, this superb collection of photographs, expertly
reproduced in duotone plates,
examines the side-by-side development of photography and
the city of Paris from the turnof the last century through the tumultuous days of 1968.
During these remarkable decades, Paris witnessed massive
industrialization, two world wars, and social upheaval. The
ever-advancing medium of photography captured every
aspect of the changes.
Organized chronologically, and supported by Stallabrass's authoritative text, Paris Pictured includes some 120
photographs by luminaries such as Atget, Brassai, Kertesz,
Cartier-Bresson, Doisneau, Ronis, Capa, Lartigue, Man Ray,
and Moholy-Nagy, making it essential for all lovers of Paris
and great photography.
Julian Stallabrass is Lecturer
in Art History at the Courtauld
Institute of Art, London, and the
author of several books, including Gargantuo: Manufactured
Mass Culture and High Art Lite:
British Art in the 1990s.
Related Exhibition:
Paris: Capital of the Arts
Royal Academy of Arts, London
Jan. 26-Apr. 19, 2002
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
May 21-Sept. 3, 2002