London. Portrait of a City by Amazonundefined

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Samuel Johnson famously said that: When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. Londons remarkable history, architecture, landmarks, streets, style, cool, swagger, and stalwart residents are pictured in hundreds of compelling photographs sourced from a wide array of archives around the world. London is a vast sprawling metropolis, constantly evolving and growing, yet throughout its complex past and shifting present, the humor, unique character, and bulldog spirit of the people have stayed constant. This book salutes all those Londoners, their city, and its history. In addition to the wealth of images included in this book, many previously unpublished, Londons history is told through hundreds of quotations, lively essays, and references from key movies, books, and records.
From Victorian London to the Swinging 60s; from the Battle of Britain to Punk; from the Festival of Britain to the 2012 Olympics; from the foggy cobbled streets to the architectural masterpieces of the millennium; from rough pubs to private drinking clubs; from royal weddings to raves, from the charm of the East End to the wonders of Westminster; from Chelsea girls to Hoxton hipsters; from the power to glory: in page after page of stunning photographs, reproduced big and bold like the city itself, London at last gets the photographic tribute it deserves.
Photographs by: Slim Aarons, Eve Arnold, David Bailey, Cecil Beaton, Bill Brandt, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Anton Corbijn, Terence Donovan, Roger Fenton, Bert Hardy, Evelyn Hofer, Frank Horvat, Tony Ray-Jones, Nadav Kander, Roger Mayne, Linda McCartney, Don McCullin, Norman Parkinson, Martin Parr, Rankin, Lord Snowdon, William Henry Fox Talbot, Juergen Teller, Mario Testino, Wolfgang Tillmans, and many, many others.
Recenzja
Admira una y otra vez la belleza de la capital en el libro de fotografía de TASCHEN. ¿Tienes billetes para ir? Hazte con esta guía de Londres.
Woman
La excepcional historia de la ciudad, su arquitectura, sus monumentos un homenaje a todos ellos. Desgrana la historia de Londres a través de cientos de citas, ensayos, referencias, películas, libros y discos.
Vanitatis
London calling. No son los reyes lo cool de Windsor, pero representan su espíritu desafiante. Es London. Portrait of a City de TASCHEN.
Vanity Fair
TASCHEN lo ha vuelto a hacer y demuestra que Londres cabe en un libro. Un volumen imprescindible para recorrerla de la mano de los grandes fotógrafos.
tugranviaje.com
Un viaje visual a varios barrios de la ciudad a través de las fotografías de David Bailey, Cecil Beaton o Jürgen Teller.
El País
Uma viagem épica para quem quer descobrir ou recordar a inigualável cidade de Londres.
Villa & Golfe
Centenas de fotografias tentadoras surgem neste livro da TASCHEN que celebra a capital de Inglaterra.
Jornal de Negocios
Od autora
Reuel Golden, diplômé de sciences politiques de l'université du Sussex, en Angleterre, est ancien rédacteur en chef du British Journal of Photography. Pour TASCHEN, il a collaboré à l'édition de différents titres, dont The Rolling Stones, Her Majesty, Harry Benson. The Beatles, The Beautiful Game. Le football des années 1970 et New York et London, deux livres de la collection Portrait d'une ville.
O autorze
Reuel Golden fue editor del British Journal of Photography y es el editor de fotografía de TASCHEN. Entre sus títulos de TASCHEN se incluyen: Mick Rock: The Rise of David Bowie, los libros sobre Nueva York y Londres de la serie Retrato de una ciudad, Andy Warhol. Polaroids, The Rolling Stones, Her Majesty, las ediciones de National Geographic y The David Bailey SUMO.
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