Mario Giacomelli: Figure/Ground

by Virginia Heckert

A new look at the work of Mario Giacomelli, one of Italy's foremost photographers of the twentieth century. Mario Giacomelli (1925-2000) was born into poverty and lived his entire life in Senigallia, a seaside town along the Adriatic coast in Italy's Marche region. He purchased his first camera in 1953 and quickly gained recognition for the raw expressiveness of his images. His preference for grainy, high-contrast film and paper produced bold, geometric...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606067184
• ISBN13: 9781606067185
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 7.6"