RARE NEW 1st ED/PRINTING GORDON PARKS ATMOSPHERE OF CRIME 1957 2020 HC OOP LAST

Description: No Stock Pictures Here - The Actual Book For Sale Is Pictured! Why buy when you can't see what you're getting? THE LAST NEW/SEALED 1st EDITION/1st PRINTING COPY I HAVE! Also see my other rare Gordon Parks books going on now while they last & Bookmark my Store so you don't miss out on my other Art & Photography items going up all the time! Gordon Parks: The Atmosphere of Crime, 1957 Rare 1st Edition/1st Printing 2020Sealed/New/Collectible CopyOut of PrintUp for your consideration is a brand new & collectible copy of the immediately sold out 2020 First Edition of Gordon Parks: The Atmosphere of Crime, 1957, published in 2020 by Steidl. 168 fully illustrated 10 by 11.6 inch pages, weighing 2.3 pounds. A NighthawkNYC NoteWorthy PhotoBook of 2020, it's something of an instant classic. Since this book was reprinted in 2021 (which also sold out), I slit the side of the shrink wrap to take a picture of the colophon to show this is a 2020 First Edition copy (Pic 3), the most desired and collectible edition. The book was not removed from the plastic, and remains New. Here's your chance to own a New copy of the sold out first edition! From the publisher-"Gordon Parks’ ethically complex depictions of crime in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles, with previously unseen photographsWhen Life magazine asked Gordon Parks to illustrate a recurring series of articles on crime in the United States in 1957, he had already been a staff photographer for nearly a decade, the first African American to hold this position. Parks embarked on a six-week journey that took him and a reporter to the streets of New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Unlike much of his prior work, the images made were in color. The resulting eight-page photo-essay “The Atmosphere of Crime” was noteworthy not only for its bold aesthetic sophistication, but also for how it challenged stereotypes about criminality then pervasive in the mainstream media. They provided a richly hued, cinematic portrayal of a largely hidden world: that of violence, police work and incarceration, seen with empathy and candor. Parks rejected clichés of delinquency, drug use and corruption, opting for a more nuanced view that reflected the social and economic factors tied to criminal behavior and afforded a rare window into the working lives of those charged with preventing and prosecuting it. Transcending the romanticism of the gangster film, the suspense of the crime caper and the racially biased depictions of criminality then prevalent in American popular culture, Parks coaxed his camera to record reality so vividly and compellingly that it would allow Life’s readers to see the complexity of these chronically oversimplified situations. The Atmosphere of Crime, 1957 includes an expansive selection of never-before-published photographs from Parks’ original reportage." Reviews-Gordon Parks’s photographs bear powerful witness to Black lives in America... (Cassie Packard Apollo)In 1957, as the first African American Staff Photographer for Life Magazine, Gordon Parks, set off on his six-week journey to bring a unique view of Poverty, Crime and Humanity to his readers from the Streets of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. Parks, well know for his trail-blazing blaxploitation films like Shaft (1971), shook audiences with his eight page essay originally published as “The Atmosphere of Crime” and now for the first time, the secret world on the fringes of society can be seen in Color featuring Photographs by Gordon Parks never seen before. Parks reveals a complex society, an American Culture of vivid and empathetic imagery. (Editors Musee)Revisit the colour photos taken by Life’s first African-American staff photographer for a 1957 series about crime. Featuring many previously unpublished photographs from his original reportage, the images challenge prevailing and racially biased assumptions around criminality and incarceration. (Nathalie Atkinson Globe and Mail)Parks’ photographs shine a spotlight on criminal justice and race relations circa 1957, cutting through the darkness to highlight how much has changed, and how much hasn’t. Steidl’s production is top-notch as usual, reproducing Parks’ Kodachromes with understated fidelity. By the time the reader reaches the concluding section, a facsimile spread of the original Life magazine essay, it feels as if something inside has shifted. (Blake Andrews Photo Eye)Offer[s] groundbreaking insight into the era's methods of policing. Most notably, the manner in which Parks approached his subjects set a new standard for crime scene photojournalism ― presumed criminals were documented with an obvious sense of anonymity to protect their innocence until proven guilty, while police officers were captured with striking clarity to crystalize their identities and tactics. (Kate Bubacz BuzzFeed)Parks, then a staff photographer, shadowed detectives in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles, recording patrol cars, dark streets, raids, arrests, heroin injections, morgues, prisons. He deploys bright patches of color against mostly dark backgrounds, along with artful lighting and cropping, to suggest the ubiquitousness of the machinery of crime. The photos are undeniably authentic and specific, but suspects’ faces are blurred while the gestures are broad, making them seem archetypal. (Luc Sante New York Times)There is no question that the book is relevant today amid far-reaching conversations on policing in America. But to say that this book is prescient or timely is ultimately reductive―labeling it so merely reflects the white gaze. As the essays elucidate, the problems of crime and over-policing in disenfranchised communities have existed for centuries. (Re'al Christian Brooklyn Rail)He was really a Renaissance man. Part of the mission of the foundation in keeping him relevant today is showing him as a really important American artist who was successful in bridging the gap between creating work that educated but was at the same time artistic, regardless of the medium. (Yínká Elújuba Brooklyn Rail)With his camera, Gordon Parks humanized the Black people others saw as simply criminals...Parks’s photographs present a more insightful, delicate and disinterested view. They remind us that an atmosphere is not the same as a narrative. One is complex, pervasive, inchoate and, like a fog, it can lift. The other is linear. Like an obsession, it keeps corkscrewing ahead, leaving all kinds of damage in its wake. (Sebastian Smee Washington Post)The Atmosphere of Crime, 1957 traces Park's' early reportage as Life magazine's first black staff photographer. From across the US, Parks published image after image of black poverty, marginalization, addiction--and the constant, leering presence of police violence. Sixty years on, his images continue to offer a counter-narrative to enduring and racist representation of black lives. (Art Newspaper) Product detailsPublisher ‏ : ‎ Steidl/The Gordon Parks Foundation (June 16, 2020)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishHardcover ‏ : ‎ 117 pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3958296963ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3958296961Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.34 poundsDimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.1 x 0.7 x 11.7 inches All my items have been kept in a smoke & pet-free environment. Please ask all questions before bidding. This is a final sale. This item is absolutely genuine in all respects, as is every item I sell. $7 Shipping to the USA. Carefully wrapped & securely packed in a box, as always. Worldwide Shipping Available (International Customers Please Note- Customs, etc. are the buyer's responsibility, per eBay's policy.)

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