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Driven: The Motorsport Photography of Jesse Alexander, 1954-1962
Driven collects the best of internationally acclaimed racecar photographer Jesse Alexander's work taken between 1954-1962, the height of the golden age of the European Grand Prix. During the pinnacle of continental glamour, Alexander took his camera throughout Europe, following this intimate group of fearless racecar drivers from Grand Prix to Mille Miglia, and capturing their heroic wins and narrow defeats. In one photograph Jackie Stewart accepts the Grand Prix trophy cup from Prince Rainier and Princess Grace. Alexander's images hum with an energy and seduction second only to the sleek bodies and powerful engines of these now vintage Maseratis, Mercedes, Ferraris, and Porsches. His captions describe the renegade adventures, dangerous courses, and technological breakthroughs of the time. With an essay by world-class British racer Stirling Moss, Driven takes a nostalgic look back at the elegance and innocence of motorsport's most memorable years.
144 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2000
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April 18, 2008
Yes, this a book of photographs and is thus a pretty quick read:)
Actually, it's not a quick read. There are insightful and informative captions in the back (a format which I'm not sure I like--I kept having to flip from the photo to the back to suss out the caption).
And the photographs are a lovely time-sink. Gorgeous eyecandy. Seeing the F1 cars and the Le Mans cars next to each other always amazes me--one class looks so retro and the other almost futuristic.
These photographs, taken from 1954-1962, are brilliant, esp. when you think of the conditions of racing and of the photography equipment at the time. Alexander captures the speed and the flavor of racing--mostly long-distance racing like Le Mans and Mille Miglia in these photos--and he also has some wonderful portraits of the drivers. I love the one of Jim Clark, who, it's revealed, was a nail-bitter. Well, if anyone had a reason, it'd be him ....
Actually, it's not a quick read. There are insightful and informative captions in the back (a format which I'm not sure I like--I kept having to flip from the photo to the back to suss out the caption).
And the photographs are a lovely time-sink. Gorgeous eyecandy. Seeing the F1 cars and the Le Mans cars next to each other always amazes me--one class looks so retro and the other almost futuristic.
These photographs, taken from 1954-1962, are brilliant, esp. when you think of the conditions of racing and of the photography equipment at the time. Alexander captures the speed and the flavor of racing--mostly long-distance racing like Le Mans and Mille Miglia in these photos--and he also has some wonderful portraits of the drivers. I love the one of Jim Clark, who, it's revealed, was a nail-bitter. Well, if anyone had a reason, it'd be him ....
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