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Los Angeles. Portrait of a City

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Portrait of a City

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Edizione: Multilingue (Francese, Inglese, Tedesco)Disponibilità: Disponibile

Scopri la Città degli Angeli dalle spiagge ai barrios, da piccola città di frontiera a scintillante metropoli urbana e capitale mondiale del divertimento. Questo illuminante tributo a Los Angeles è ricco di fotografie straordinarie, che raccontano la vita e le reinvenzioni di Los Angeles dagli anni Ottanta dell'Ottocento ai giorni nostri.

Copertina rigida, 9.8 x 13.4 in., 9.30 lb, 572 pagine
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“Los Angeles...così non ce l’aspettavamo ma è così che la raccontano – fino al 2000 – gli scatti di grandi fotografi, sviscerandone i ‘dietro le quinte’ tra stili di vita, costumi, mode. Ritratti nostalgici e persino buffi, da ritrovare o scoprire in un viaggio divertente.”

Marie Claire Maison

“Questo bel libro edito da TASCHEN ci restituisce superbi maestri dell’obiettivo le cui immagini sono state recuperate da archivi e musei, mettendone assieme oltre 500.”

Muse

“Un libro firmato da grandi nomi della fotografia ripercorre più di un secolo di storia di Los Angeles.”

Il Venerdì di Repubblica

“Lo splendido saggio fotografico rivela attraverso una stupefacente collezione di foto storiche come questo archetipo (sub)urbano abbia appena 150 anni, come a metà dell’Ottocento, cioè, al posto delle megalopoli ci fossero vergini colline di macchia mediterranea e poco più.”

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I libri XL hanno un'altezza minima di 34 cm, ad eccezione dei titoli in formato orizzontale.
Los Angeles. Portrait of a City

Los Angeles. Portrait of a City

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La La Land
A pictorial history of the City of Angels
From the first known photograph taken in Los Angeles to its most recent sweeping vistas, this photographic tribute to the City of Angels provides a fascinating journey through the city’s cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history. It traces the city’s development from the 1880s real estate boom, through the early days of Hollywood and the urban sprawl of the late 20th century, right up to the present day. With over 500 images, L.A. is shown emerging from a desert wasteland to become a vast palm-studded urban metropolis.

Events that made world news—including two Olympics, Bobby Kennedy’s assassination, and the Rodney King riots—reveal a city of many dimensions. The entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood, and its celebrities are showcased along with many other notable residents, personalities, architects, artists, and musicians. The city’s pop cultural movements, its music, surfing, health food fads, gangs, and hot rods are included, as are its notorious crimes and criminals. 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.
L'editore

Jim Heimann is the Executive Editor for TASCHEN. A cultural anthropologist, historian, and an avid collector, he has authored numerous titles on architecture, pop culture, and the history of Los Angeles and Hollywood, including TASCHEN’s Surfing, Los Angeles. Portrait of a City, California Crazy, and the All-American Ads series.

Gli autori che hanno contribuito
David L. Ulin is the books editor of the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of "The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith," and the editor of "Another City: Writing from Los Angeles" and "Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology." He has written for The Atlantic Monthly, The Nation, and The New York Times Book Review.
Kevin Starr earned his PhD from Harvard University and was Professor of History at the University of Southern California. His many articles and books won him a Guggenheim Fellowship, Gold and Silver Medals of the Commonwealth Club, the Centennial Medal from Harvard, and the Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities.
Los Angeles. Portrait of a City
Copertina rigida, 25 x 34 cm, 4.22 kg, 572 pagine

ISBN 978-3-8365-0291-7

Edizione: Multilingue (Francese, Inglese, Tedesco)
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City of Angels

Matthias,29 ottobre 2021
I used to live in Los Angeles. This is the best reminder of this magic place!

Moody and Well Researched

Shane,27 ottobre 2021
I was expecting this book to have beautiful imagery and quality craftsmanship, but I was blown away with the breadth of research that went into exploring the history of Los Angeles. As a resident, I appreciate how diverse the book is and how the information on Hollywood is only a portion. Really well done!

Wunderbar

Benjamin,27 ottobre 2021
Großartiger porträtierter Bildband.

City of angels

Maurizio,27 ottobre 2021
I fell in love with L.A. in my teenage. I had the possibility to visit L.A. in 2016 and this book gave me the possibility to understand how the city of angels became one of the most important city in the world. Tasche, as usual, provide high quality in their product. (and perfect delivery service)

Beautifully compiled book

Evan,27 ottobre 2021
All lovers of the city of angels will recognize the rich history and stories that flow from this mythical place. A joy to have a bit of that over in Europe. Highest quality, as always, TASCHEN.