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Icons of the Highway: A Celebration of Small-Town America

Categorie	Geschiedenis Noord-Amerika
Boeknummer	#329743-AD23
Titel	Icons of the Highway: A Celebration of Small-Town America
Auteur	Worobiec, Eva & Tony Worobiec
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Wisley : Artist's and Photographers' Press Limited
Jaar van uitgave	2008
ISBN10	1904332781
ISBN13	9781904332787
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, siver lettered spine, dust jacket, oblong, circa 24x29cm, copiously illusrated with colour photographs.
Samenvatting	Tony and Eva Worobiec once again take to the road to create a beautiful photographic essay about an America that? s fast fading away. Often when we think of the United States, we remember the things that once set it apart visually: the flamboyant oversized cars, ubiquitous diners, bright neon lighting, large city hotels that figured so prominently in Hopper paintings, and the once-uniquely American motel. Sadly, these are now in steady decline. In this collection of outstanding images, the Worobiecs capture the magic that remains, on journeys ranging from the far north? the High Line at the Canadian border? across the high plains to the desert towns of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The casinos, remnants of movie palaces, burger shacks, and roadside sculptures all evoke a once-glorious p... (Lees verder)ast.
Pagina's	128
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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