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Loading... Naked Cityby Weegee
None. At turns haunting, and at others humorous or heart-breaking, this collection is more of a time-capsule into New York's past, and perhaps even our country's past, than any other work of writing or media that I can think of. Weegee's work was brilliant, and the translation of its power to contemporary readers isn't at all injured by time. Whether you glance through the photographs half-hazardly or sit down to take your time over his work and words (sparse as they may be), you're sure to find something here worth remembering and returning to. (  ) whitewavedarling | Dec 30, 2012 |  Weegee represents both an early version of photographer as celebrity and the classic crude newshound with the Speed Graphic. Not only a visual reporter, Weegee was a biting social critic and one of the few really good photo humorists in the history of the medium. The superb gravure illustrations in this first edition represent both the typical and the best of daily newspaper illustration in the years' of the Speed Graphic. j-b-colson | Sep 7, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
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