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Dennis Stock: Made In The U.S.A.
Dennis Stock gets at the heart of American individualism through a striking juxtaposition of Hollywood icons with images of glorified counterculture, an eclecticism nowhere better represented than in this volume.
180 pages, Hardcover
First published June 2, 1995
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July 23, 2023
As a longtime Magnum photographer, Dennis Stock captured the American Dream and the American spirit with this collection of 148 duotones photographs from 1951 - 1971.
"To anyone who knew only Dennis Stock's exquisitely poetic color photographs of nature, the sometimes poignant, sometimes wry black-and-white photojournalistic images of American life in this book would come as a surprise. And yet Stock's two disparate bodies of work are integrally related in his philosophy of life and his evolution as a photographic artist." (Richard Whelan)
Sections devoted to REFUGEES arriving by ship from Eastern Europe to New York Harbor.
JAZZ STREET (1958-1959) featuring candid shots of Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Thelonius Monk et al.
Stock's iconic photos of JAMES DEAN in Manhattan and revisiting his hometown. "Though I have contributed considerably to the myth of my friend James Dean by having taken most of the biographical photographs that illustrate his origins, the perpetuation of the legend mystifies me. The identification that each generation has with Dean makes it perfectly clear that he touches them, perhaps profoundly. In 1955 my motivation for doing a picture essay on James Dean was that I was deeply impressed by his acting and felt the necessity to photograph the environment that had affected and shaped his character. His small-town upbringing in Fairmount, Indiana, and the early professional years in New York were the influential past that we explored together."
HOLLYWOOD. "My pleasures were more in finding the intimate moments that depicted a less self-conscious side to an actor's character and the offbeat moments behind the scenes on a set rather than what happened in front of a movie camera." Includes photos of Nicholas Ray/ Logan, Monroe & Murray on the "Bus Stop" set/ Signoret & Montand at the Oscars/ Behind the scenes of "Planet of the Apes"/ Wilder directing Hepburn in "Sabrina"/ Ava Gardner/ Lauren Bacall and kids/Brando in "Desiree"/ Wayne leading a plaster horse in "The Alamo."
FESTIVALS. Fairs, parades, contests throughout the U.S.A.
ON THE ROAD. What you can see on the highways and campgrounds of the country with a lot of bikers takin' up the road.
HIPPIES. "In the latter half of the sixties a generation with an energy and vision appeared on the horizon - a dramatic force that brought the American conservative scene to a halt." A selection of photos from Stock's 1970 book "The Alternative" in which he explored hippy settlements in New Mexico, Vermont and California.
CALIFORNIA. From his 1968 book "California Trip," a fascinating, quite bizarre selection of images that can only be Ca.
With an introduction by Stock, written in 1994 and a lengthy article by Richard Whelan examining Stock's career as "The Photojournalist."
Review based on original Cantz Verlag bi-lingual (English and German) edition, 1995. 184 pages.
"To anyone who knew only Dennis Stock's exquisitely poetic color photographs of nature, the sometimes poignant, sometimes wry black-and-white photojournalistic images of American life in this book would come as a surprise. And yet Stock's two disparate bodies of work are integrally related in his philosophy of life and his evolution as a photographic artist." (Richard Whelan)
Sections devoted to REFUGEES arriving by ship from Eastern Europe to New York Harbor.
JAZZ STREET (1958-1959) featuring candid shots of Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Thelonius Monk et al.
Stock's iconic photos of JAMES DEAN in Manhattan and revisiting his hometown. "Though I have contributed considerably to the myth of my friend James Dean by having taken most of the biographical photographs that illustrate his origins, the perpetuation of the legend mystifies me. The identification that each generation has with Dean makes it perfectly clear that he touches them, perhaps profoundly. In 1955 my motivation for doing a picture essay on James Dean was that I was deeply impressed by his acting and felt the necessity to photograph the environment that had affected and shaped his character. His small-town upbringing in Fairmount, Indiana, and the early professional years in New York were the influential past that we explored together."
HOLLYWOOD. "My pleasures were more in finding the intimate moments that depicted a less self-conscious side to an actor's character and the offbeat moments behind the scenes on a set rather than what happened in front of a movie camera." Includes photos of Nicholas Ray/ Logan, Monroe & Murray on the "Bus Stop" set/ Signoret & Montand at the Oscars/ Behind the scenes of "Planet of the Apes"/ Wilder directing Hepburn in "Sabrina"/ Ava Gardner/ Lauren Bacall and kids/Brando in "Desiree"/ Wayne leading a plaster horse in "The Alamo."
FESTIVALS. Fairs, parades, contests throughout the U.S.A.
ON THE ROAD. What you can see on the highways and campgrounds of the country with a lot of bikers takin' up the road.
HIPPIES. "In the latter half of the sixties a generation with an energy and vision appeared on the horizon - a dramatic force that brought the American conservative scene to a halt." A selection of photos from Stock's 1970 book "The Alternative" in which he explored hippy settlements in New Mexico, Vermont and California.
CALIFORNIA. From his 1968 book "California Trip," a fascinating, quite bizarre selection of images that can only be Ca.
With an introduction by Stock, written in 1994 and a lengthy article by Richard Whelan examining Stock's career as "The Photojournalist."
Review based on original Cantz Verlag bi-lingual (English and German) edition, 1995. 184 pages.
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