LEVITT, Helen; Essay by James Oles.
Mexico City.
New York: Norton , 1997.
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“ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THE WORK I TRY TO DO, IS THAT THE AESTHETIC IS IN REALITY ITSELF”: FIRST EDITION OF MEXICO CITY; SIGNED BY HELEN LEVITT AND HISTORIAN JAMES OLES
First Edition of the photographer's work of Mexico City; which she first visited in 1941. Large quarto. Signed by Helen Levitt on the title page. Also signed by the historian James Oles who contributed the essay to this volume. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket.
American photographer Helen Levitt was renowned her street photography of New York City and has been called "the most celebrated and least known photographer of her time" (Strauss, 1997). Mexico City takes these intimate photos to a new location as Levitt develops a style that defines late 1990's urban photography.
Mexico City.
$800.00
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