Paterson II

by George A. Tice, A.D. Coleman (Introduction)

A 10th-generation native of New Jersey, renowned photographer George Tice began his thirty-year documentation of the vernacular architecture of his home state with Paterson in 1972, which formed part of his acclaimed one-man show at Metropolitan Museum of Art. His most iconic images from this exploration are White Castle, Route 1, Rahway, N.J., and Petit's Mobil Station, Cherry Hill, N.J. In Paterson II , Tice revisits his source of inspiration, adding scores of new images, and making an eloquent statement about time and change in a small Northeastern city. 77 quadratone photographs.

Genres: Photography, Art

128 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2006

About the author

George A. Tice was an American photographer. His work depicts a broad range of American life, landscape, and urban environment, mostly photographed in his native New Jersey. He has lived all his life in New Jersey, except for his service in the U.S. Navy, a brief period in California, a fellowship in the United Kingdom, and summer workshops in Maine, where he taught at the Maine Photographic Workshops, now the Maine Media Workshops.

Reviews

[Russ · Rating 5 out of 5]

George Tice has photographed the city of Paterson, NJ over the years, and this book is the result.

The photos here show the life of a city - its buildings, its industry, its businesses, its nature, and of course its people. Most of the photos of people come from the "walking down the street" series called Main Street (these photos are grouped and distributed through the book). Other people can be found lurking in doorways or just on the edge of the frame.

This is a great book if you're interested in cities, architecture, or black and white photography. All of the photos except "Main Street" are done in a large-format camera.

I discovered Tice's Paterson photos by seeing them in an exhibit. Now I have a book to capture my memories (and all of the photos from that exhibit are here!)

[K. P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful photographs of an interesting city.