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George Segal : new photo sculpture

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Description: "Fred Hoffman Fine Art is pleased to announce its relocation and the opening of the new gallery in Santa Monica with the first Los Angeles exhibition of internationally renowned New York sculptor George Segal. Considered one of the seminal figures of the Pop Art movement, George Segal's figurative sculpture has profoundly deepened the venerable tradition of American urban realism"--Introduction, page 2.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1995]
Call number: 637027
Creator: Segal, George (1924-2000)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 23 x 26 cm

Aurora

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"Perhaps the most recognized and widely collected photographer of botanical studies working today, Ron van Dongen's recent shift to color work was documented in our previous monograph, 'Effusus', which was published in 2005 and has since sold out. We are pleased to announce his follow-up book, 'Aurora', presenting 33 gorgeous new plates printed--as with all of his Nazraeli Press monographs--in an oversized format bound in Japanese cloth. This new work adds to the Dutch photographer's long and skilled study of flora in its many incarnations"--Publisher's description.

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American portraits 1979-1989

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"After emigrating to the United States from Poland, Leon Borensztein took a fly-by-night job as a traveling portrait photographer, visiting homes and businesses across the country and making portraits for working-class clientele in the style of the Sears Portrait Studios. During these sessions, Borensztein would set up a generic backdrop behind the subject, while moving the camera back far enough so that the camera captured glimpses of the subjects’ personal spaces or belongings. The resulting body of work provides a rich sociological document; individually, these are some of the most compelling and touching portraits of their time. Leon Borensztein is an internationally renowned photographer whose work has appeared in Life, Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, and Vogue International. His photographs can be found in the collections of major museums such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Bibliotèque Nationale, Paris, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The recipient of a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, Borensztein lives and works in Oakland, California"--Publisher's description.

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George Henry Williams letter to Ogden Hoffman

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Williams writes of a Bill that has been introduced to him and that he has forwarded to Hoffman for his opinion. He reports that the Bill "has been favorably received & I hope it will meet with your approval."

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George W. Hoffman letters to Dr. Guy Phelps

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In these letters, written to Dr. Guy Rowland Phelps, founder of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, Hoffman sends insurance applications "of young adventurers to California, young men of good habits, good constitution and after their fortunes. The insurance is for the benefit of relatives and Brothers who have assisted or in whole furnished the outfit." (1849, December 21 - HM 82384). He later sends deposits for policies of Benjamin C. Griswold and William W. Ware, en route to California, "via Cincinnati to New Orleans, thence to Chagres and Panama. In returning probably by the same route..." (1850, January 18 - HM 82385).

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Neco : photographs and illustrations

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"Born in Nagoya, Japan in 1964, Yuichi Hibi trained as an actor and filmmaker, achieving success in a broad range of film and theater productions before moving to New York in 1988. It was at this time that he began to make photographs. Speaking virtually no English, Hibi was the quintessential outsider. His quietly intense images evoke a sense of longing and isolation, yet they also find beauty and order and meaning in overlooked places and things ... We are pleased to announce the artist's follow-up monograph, Neco ('Cat'). Spanning several years, the rich, grainy photographs of cats at rest, play, and on the hunt spill of the pages in this beautifully-produced artist's book. Rather than simply documenting the activities of cats he has come across over the years, Hibi has managed to capture the very essence of being feline"--Publisher's description.

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Excerpts from silver meadows

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"Nazraeli Press is pleased to announce Excerpts from Silver Meadows, our sixth monograph by Todd Hido and his most ambitious project to date. Hido is one of the most widely recognized and influential photographic artists of our time. Silver Meadows is the name of a street that runs through the neighborhood in Kent, Ohio where the artist grew up. The setting of Hido's childhood, it also became the creative wellspring for his work. Here, it serves as a point of departure for Hido's reexamination of a Midwestern suburban upbringing; 'a trip through the innocence of childhood and adolescence and into the darker aspects of life beyond.' Beautifully printed on matte Japanese art paper, and featuring an 'installation' of tipped-in images on the case binding, 'Excerpts from Silver Meadows' is printed in a first edition of 3,000 copies. A special edition with an signed and numbered original print is also available."--Publisher's description.

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