Saul Leiter: Early Black and White

by Saul Leiter, Jane Livingston, Max Kozloff

The distinctive iconography of Saul Leiter's early black-andwhite photographs stems from his profound response to the dynamic street life of New York City in the late 1940s and '50s. While this technique borrowed aspects of the photo-documentary, Leiter's imagery was more shaped by his highly individual reactions to the people and places he encountered. Like a Magic Realist with a camera, Leiter absorbed the mystery of the city and poignant human...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3865214134
• ISBN13: 9783865214133
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Steidl
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 8.2" x 8.3"