Kracauer photographic archive / edited by Maria Zinfert ; translated by Michael Turnbull.

Title & Author:

Kracauer photographic archive / edited by Maria Zinfert ; translated by Michael Turnbull.

Publication:

Zurich : Diaphanes, [2014]

Description:

255 pages : chiefly photographs (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-240).
The image of Siegfried Kracauer -- Paris : 1930s -- Travel and portraits : 1930s -- Lili Kracauer : a biographical sketch -- Travel and portraits : USA, 1945-1959 -- Travel and portraits : Europe, 1958-1964 -- Other photographs from the estate -- Postscript.

Summary:

"Kracauer.Photographic Archive, a companion volume to The Past's Threshold: Essays on Photography, collects previously unpublished photographs by Siegfried and Elisabeth, "Lili," Kracauer. With its remarkably rich material, the book tells the story of the Kracauer's close working relationship, from their marriage in Germany to their escape to Paris and the war and postwar years in the United States. While neither Kracauer nor his wife trained in photography, their portraits, city views, and landscapes evince impressive aesthetic and technical skill, while simultaneously shedding light on their lives marked by exile and flight"--Http://pressuchicago.edu.

ISBN:

9783037346716 (English edition ; hd. bd.)
303734671X (English edition ; hd. bd.)

Subject:

Kracauer, Lili Catalogs.
Kracauer, Lili Photograph collections Catalogs.
Kracauer, Siegfried, 1889-1966 Catalogs.
Kracauer, Siegfried, 1889-1966 Photograph collections Catalogs.
Kracauer, Siegfried, 1889-1966.
Kracauer, Lili.
Portrait photography Catalogs.
Photography, Artistic Themes, motives Catalogs.
Photographers Germany Pictorial works.
Authors, German 20th century Pictorial works.
Photograph collections Germany Catalogs.
Portraits (Photographie) Catalogues.
Photographie artistique Thèmes, motifs Catalogues.
Photographes Allemagne Ouvrages illustrés.
Écrivains allemands 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Collections de photographies Allemagne Catalogues.
Authors, German
Photograph collections
Photographers
Photography, Artistic Themes, motives
Portrait photography
Photography, Artistic Catalogs.
Germany

Form/genre:

Catalogs
Illustrated works

Added entries:

Zinfert, Maria, 1962-
Kracauer, Lili. Photographs. Selections.
Kracauer, Siegfried, 1889-1966. Photographs. Selections.

Kracauer : photographic archive

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288785
Call No.: BIB 230686
Status: Available

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