Ezra Stoller, photographer / Nina Rappaport and Erica Stoller ; introduction by Andy Grundberg ; with essays by Akiko Busch and John Morris Dixon.
By: Rappaport, Nina
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Contributor(s): Stoller, Erica | Stoller, Ezra.
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BookPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2012Description: [288] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.ISBN: 9780300172379 (cloth : alk. paper); 0300172370 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): Stoller, Ezra | Photographers -- United States -- Biography | Architectural photographyDDC classification: 779.092 STO | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending | 779.092 STO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00159283 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A long-awaited survey of the full range of Stoller's stunning photography
Ezra Stoller's iconic photographs of 20th-century architectural masterpieces, such as Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building, are often cited in aiding the rise of modernism in America. Stoller (1915-2004) elevated architectural photography to an art form, capturing the mood of numerous buildings in their best light.
Living and working in New York from the early 1940s to the mid-1970s, Stoller photographed buildings by such architects as Alvar Aalto, Eero Saarinen, Marcel Breuer, Paul Rudolph, and Louis I. Kahn. His striking images earned him the admiration of critics and contemporaries, but few people are aware of the stunning breadth of his oeuvre, which also included domestic and industrial spaces and important editorial depictions of American labor in the 1950s and 1960s. Ezra Stoller, Photographer , a long-awaited and lavishly illustrated survey of Stoller's artistic accomplishments, examines the photographer's full range with a fresh eye and unprecedented scope, offering a unique commentary on postwar America's changing landscape.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : The double life of Ezra Stoller's photographs / Andy Grundberg -- Architectural photography / John Morris Dixon -- Man and machine / Nina Rappaport -- Capturing house and home / Akiko Busch.
"Ezra Stoller's iconic photographs of 20th-century architectural masterpieces, such as Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building, are often cited in aiding the rise of modernism in America. Stoller (1915-2004) elevated architectural photography to an art form, capturing the mood of numerous buildings in their best light. Living and working in New York from the early 1940s to the mid-1970s, Stoller photographed buildings by such architects as Alvar Aalto, Eero Saarinen, Marcel Breuer, Paul Rudolph, and Louis I. Kahn. His striking images earned him the admiration of critics and contemporaries, but few people are aware of the stunning breadth of his oeuvre, which also included domestic and industrial spaces and important editorial depictions of American labor in the 1950s and 1960s. Ezra Stoller, Photographer, a long-awaited and lavishly illustrated survey of Stoller's artistic accomplishments, examines the photographer's full range with a fresh eye and unprecedented scope, offering a unique commentary on postwar America's changing landscape."--Publisher's website.
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Reviews provided by Syndetics
CHOICE Review
A beautifully illustrated collection of photographs by one of the major architectural photographers of the mid-20th century, this volume also includes short essays by critics, historians, and the photographer's daughter Erica, who is director of the agency that still handles his work. Stoller (1915-2004), who photographed many of the major examples of the heyday of modern architecture, and his work are discussed briefly by architectural critic/curator/educator Rappaport, Erica Stoller, Andy Grundberg (formerly of The New York Times and now head of the photography department at the Corcoran College of Art and Design), John Morris Dixon (former editor of Architectural Forum), and design/culture writer Akiko Busch. Included are a detailed chronological listing of Stoller's subjects and a time line of his equipment. But the real value of the book lies in the superb photographs, grouped under "Architectural Photography," "Man and Machine," and "Capturing House and Home." They demonstrate Stoller's accomplishments as an artist and the way that he captured a whole generation of architects' contributions to the built environment of the middle decades of the 20th century. This volume is a fitting tribute to Stoller's artistry and to that of the architects whose works he understood so well. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. D. Stillman emeritus, University of DelawareAuthor notes provided by Syndetics
Nina Rappaport is an editorial consultant & the editor of all publications by the Yale School of Architecture.(Bowker Author Biography)