A Constructed View: The Architectural Photography of Julius Shulman | 
 enlarge | Author: Joseph Rosa
Creators: Esther Mccoy, Julius Shulman
Publisher: Rizzoli
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 227632
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 8.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0847817776
Dewey Decimal Number: 770.92
EAN: 9780847817771
ASIN: 0847817776
Publication Date: February 12, 1994
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Condition: ***NEW*** Minor shelf wear
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Product Description
Julius Shulman, one of the great master of architectural photography, is the preeminent recoreder of early California modernism. By 1927, when he was sixteen, Shulman was already using the family Brownie box camera to document his Southern Californis surroundings and experiences; in 1936, his professional career was launched when he sent Richard Neutra some uncommissioned photographs of the architect's Kun House. Shulman went on to document the famous Case Study House Program (architects included Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, and Eero Saarinen) and also the architecure of the 1930s through the 1980s, especially that of Southern California, but also country and worldwide. His subjects included the buildings of R.M. Schindler, John Lautner, Raphael Soriano, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Oscar Niemeyer, among many others. Through his work, Shulman defined the image of Los Angeles and framed the architecture of the time for a global audience. In addition to an overview of Shulman's career and photographic oevre, this book emphasizes Shulman's method of "constructing" photographic views. These contructions, which complemented his innate ability to compose striking photographs, often transcends reality to capture the spirit, time and place of a work of architecture. An analysis of architecture's visual presentation examines not only the media of the era--John Entenza's Arts & Architecture, for instance--but also the work of Shulman's photographic contemporaries.
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Excellent catalog of a great body of work February 27, 2006
This catalog provides a history and overview of Shulman's work, along with a nice biography of the photographer. The print quality is good, and the selection of photographs convey the breadth and nature of Shulman's career from the 1930's to 1980's. As a whole, Shuman's work illustrates how purpose so often underlies great art.
In addition to the historical and catalog aspects of the book, the narrative provides some excellent instruction in architectural photography. A must for any photography library.
Outstanding January 4, 2000
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Julius Shulman's work is simply amazing and this book is a great tribute to that work. This publication is far better than the Taschen book. A must for any modern architecture/photography fan.
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