Los Angeles. Portrait of a City - Reviews
"Diluting these elements to 500 plus photos barely brushes the surface. But the result is (Los Angeles. Portrait of a City) a continuous picture collated in a single volume for the first time, one tangible portrait of a city of constant change and a million possibilities"Jim Heimann, Los Angeles Times, Los AngelesUnited States |
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"This is the big, expensive ($70) book that every Angeleno-phile wants in 2010. Many years in the making, this collection of more than 500 images is both pictorial history and photographic tribute. Jim Heimann, editor of TASCHEN America, worked with L.A. Times book critic Daid Ulin and historian Kevin Starr to select images we haven't seen before and give them the crucial context."KCRW.com (Voted #1 Most Essential Book about Los Angeles)United States |
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"Der Bildband erzählt die Geschichte der Stadt - wie aus dem Aschenputtel im kargen Brachland die Glitzermetropole wurde. Ein intellektueller Augenschmaus mit vielen bislang unentdeckten Fotos von Starfotografen."Wienerin, WienAustria |
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"This book depicts Los Angeles in all its glory and grit, via hundreds of freshly discovered images including those of Julius Shulman, Garry Winogrand, William Claxton and many other superb photographers, culled from major historical archives, museums, private collectors, and universities. These are given context and resonance through essays by renowned California historian Kevin Starr and Los Angeles literature expert David L. Ulin."Design Taxi, New YorkUnited States |
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"Two local LA-knowledge titans at the helm -Jim Heimann and Kevin Starr ...it is brimming with images both iconic and ordinary. It is a beauty, so we'll let some snapshots do the talking."NBC Los Angeles, Los AngelesUnited States |
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"A photographic celebration of L.A."Los Angeles Times, Los AngelesUnited States |
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"En plus de 500 pages et 600 photos exceptionnelles, ce livre retrace l'histoire d'une ville tentaculaire et folle, passant des derniers cow-boys à une modernité démesurée, et de l'enfer au paradis au fil des dépressions et des périodes fastes. Un livre somme, le premier de cette sorte sur une ville fascinante."Balthazar, ParisFrance |
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"Paints a fascinating pictorial history of one of the world's most famous - and infamous - cities."InStyle, SydneyAustralia |
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"Revisiter l'histoire et la mythologie d'une des villes les plus fantasmées de la planète au travers de ses archives, telle était l'ambition de Jim Heimann, éditeur chez TASCHEN. Mission accomplie avec Los Angeles, Portrait of a City. (...) Plus qu'un livre de photos, Los Angeles, Portrait of a City est un must pour tous ceux qui veulent comprendre comment cette métropole est devenue l'une des plus référentielles de la planète."Voyages Voyages, BruxellesBelgium |
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"Tracing our city's development via more than 500 images, this photographic tribute showcases SoCal life - its artists, musicisians, hot rods, surf and sand - like no other book before it...the entertainment capital of the world is presented in an array of newly discovered archival images from such noted photographers as Julius Shulman, Slim Aarons and William Claxton."944, HollywoodUnited States |
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