John Gutmann: The Photographer at Work

by Sally Stein and John Gutmann

Book Overview

A revealing look at the work and life of an exceptional 20th-century photographer, based on his own archive of photographs and papers

John Gutmann (1905-1998) was one of America's most distinctive photographers. Born in Germany where he trained as an artist and art teacher, he fled the Nazis in 1933 and settled in San Francisco, reinventing himself as a photo-reporter. Gutmann captured images of American culture, celebrating signs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300123310
• ISBN13: 9780300123319
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.5" x 12.1"