Product Description: Former Life photographer records the blizzard of ‘47, the Louis-Walcott fight at Madison Square Garden, the "dimouts" of WW II, the burned-out hulk of the Normandie, etc. 162 photographs. Introduction and captions.
Another Book Worth the Price Please see my review for the 1930's book by the same photographer. It is just a continuation of a work well begun by this talented lady photographer. I am just thankful that these books have been reprinted without being changed except for possible correction of typographical errors.
NYC 40's Like other books in the series, captures a moment that has been lost as the world changes! Great piece for those who were there or are there now.
New York tension This book is not just great history, it is also great art; and for those of us who have had the good fortune to have lived in this city for some years, it is also personal history, a biography of ourselves. Feininger shows brilliantly the tension that exists in New York between humanity and modernity, between glitter and true human feelings. To me this seems almost Hopperesque, although with less stringency. Andreas Feininger is not unlike his father a master in the portrayal of affectionate structures.
NY in the 40s Compared to Dover's Old New York in Early Photographs you really see how NY has changed. The photos are starting to get very familiar. Maybe you even ask yourself, as an Italian, living in a medievil town, why did they knock down those beautiful late 19th century buildings for sky scrappers. The photo of of "fisherman on Sheepshead Bay" offers us the only sense of tranquility. Scary.
Anything Goes Trivia
Megaton Man
Tailipoe
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