World on My Doorstep

by Paul Strand

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Chronicles, through stirring images and biographical text, the brilliant autumnal period of a modern master. In 1950 the photographer Paul Strand left New York for Europe, where he and his wife Hazel would remain for the 25 years until his death in 1976. Settling In Orgeval, France, a small town near Paris, Paul and Hazel began travelling widely, as Strand searched for "the perfect village" where, sustained by hard and honest work, humankind coexisted harmoniously with nature, even with machines. Using large-format cameras for most of his work and creating prints with four-dimensional depth and vibrancy, he sought to depict a timeless sense of community. Strand may or may not have found his communal Eden, but the quest for it produced some of the strongest, noblest, and most influential photographic images of the century. This book is a collection of the finest of Paul Strand's photographs from his European years, reproduced from rare vintage prints, that only become available after his death.
  • ISBN10 0709054637
  • ISBN13 9780709054634
  • Publish Date July 1994
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 1 August 2005
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
  • Imprint Robert Hale Ltd
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 144
  • Language English