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OverviewIn his numerous works, internationally acclaimed photographer Michael Eastman often focuses on the facades and interiors of the world's cities, such as Paris, Rome, and New Orleans. In this book he explores the houses and streets of Havana. Nearly one hundred photographs from the past two decades reveal a world where triumphant past and vanquished present collide. Painterly in quality, these richly coloured photographs are dramatically lit and exquisitely detailed. Though mostly devoid of people, they manage to capture contemporary Cuban life through suggestion: an empty chair, an ancient car, a decrepit hallway, a forgotten chandelier. The result is as eloquent as a love poem written to a city rich in history, culture, and feeling. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael EastmanPublisher: Prestel Imprint: Prestel Dimensions: Width: 24.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 30.00cm Weight: 1.415kg ISBN: 9783791346243ISBN 10: 3791346245 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 31 August 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsPhotographer Michael Eastman, who has traveled to the world's great cities to document his choice of building facades and interiors, joins the ongoing parade of picture books ... capturing the declining majesty of Cuba's capital city. Eastman has spent the better part of two decades creating these superreal color photographs of all manner of objects--an empty chair, pre-Kennedy-era cars, crumbling doorways and staircases--all suggestive of Havana's still-mesmerizing power. <br><br>Robert Birnbaum, The Daily Beast, 12/22/11 Photographer Michael Eastman, who has traveled to the world's great cities to document his choice of building facades and interiors, joins the ongoing parade of picture books ... capturing the declining majesty of Cuba's capital city. Eastman has spent the better part of two decades creating these superreal color photographs of all manner of objects--an empty chair, pre-Kennedy-era cars, crumbling doorways and staircases--all suggestive of Havana's still-mesmerizing power. Robert Birnbaum, The Daily Beast, 12/22/11 """Photographer Michael Eastman, who has traveled to the world's great cities to document his choice of building facades and interiors, joins the ongoing parade of picture books ... capturing the declining majesty of Cuba's capital city. Eastman has spent the better part of two decades creating these superreal color photographs of all manner of objects--an empty chair, pre-Kennedy-era cars, crumbling doorways and staircases--all suggestive of Havana's still-mesmerizing power.""Robert Birnbaum, The Daily Beast, 12/22/11" Author InformationMICHAEL EASTMAN's photographs have appeared in Time, Life, and American Photographer, and they are a part of the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the International Center of Photography, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and other prestigious institutions. His books include Vanishing America and Horses. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |