Synopses & Reviews
Renowned for his alluring and provocative photographs of the monuments, interiors, streets, and people of Paris, Eugand#232;ne Atget (1857and#150;1927) was fascinated with the myriad materials, textures, surfaces, and details of his subjects. Although not well known in his own lifetime, his influential work now appears in almost all the worldand#8217;s major museums. This book, replete with exquisite reproductions of more than one hundred of Atgetand#8217;s photographs, features selections from the Philadelphia Museum of Artand#8217;s highly prized collection, including at least ten previously unpublished images and two albums in which the photographer stored his own work.Peter Barberie explores the earliest and most compelling accounts of Atgetand#8217;s photography and recounts the efforts undertaken by photographer Berenice Abbott and art dealer Julien Levyand#151;each with a different perspective on Atgetand#8217;s workand#151;to bring his photographs to the United States and to promote his legacy. By analyzing how Atget assembled and organized his own albums, Barberie also offers fresh insights into how the photographer may have viewed his own work.
Synopsis
- Philadelphia Museum of Art (September 10 - November 27, 2005)
- Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Synopsis
A unique look at the work of one of the great photographers of the twentieth century, whose unequaled records of Paris inspired generations of photographers
About the Author
Peter Barberie is the Horace W. Goldsmith Fellow in Photography, Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.