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Some Vernacular Railroad Photographs
Jeff Brouws
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Description for Some Vernacular Railroad Photographs
Hardcover. A remarkable collection of images taken by passionate amateurs that have both a historical value and an innocent charm. Num Pages: 288 pages, 250 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: AJC; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1236.
Jeff Brouws and Wendy Burton have been collecting vernacular railroad photographs for many years, poring through disorganized boxes of snapshots at train shows and swap meets. With a keen editorial eye they have sought out the unusual, the lyrical, the pastoral, and the urban, ultimately assembling a collection that includes railroad landscapes, locomotives, bridges, and people primarily during the age of steam. This fascinating assemblage will appeal to fans of vernacular photography and rail fans alike. It is accompanied by an essay that includes a brief discussion of the aesthetic evolution of railroad photography in the early to mid-twentieth century ... Read more
Jeff Brouws and Wendy Burton have been collecting vernacular railroad photographs for many years, poring through disorganized boxes of snapshots at train shows and swap meets. With a keen editorial eye they have sought out the unusual, the lyrical, the pastoral, and the urban, ultimately assembling a collection that includes railroad landscapes, locomotives, bridges, and people primarily during the age of steam. This fascinating assemblage will appeal to fans of vernacular photography and rail fans alike. It is accompanied by an essay that includes a brief discussion of the aesthetic evolution of railroad photography in the early to mid-twentieth century ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393239386
SKU
V9780393239386
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About Jeff Brouws
Jeff Brouws is a fine art photographer and part-time writer who has nine books to his credit, authoring five on railroad photography alone. He has been published in Trains, the NRHS Bulletin and the R&LHS Quarterly. A book of his own photographs, Approaching Nowhere (also from W. W. Norton) was published in 2006. His photographs can be found in major institutional ... Read more
Reviews for Some Vernacular Railroad Photographs
"Beautiful and dramatic… a stunning collection."
Frederick N. Rasmussen - Baltimore Sun
Frederick N. Rasmussen - Baltimore Sun