WORLDS IN A SMALL ROOM
New York: Grossman Publishers (A Division of Viking Press), 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 10 5/8 in. x 10 3/4 in. Beige cloth over boards with black lettering to spine. Minor spotting to board edges and light foxing to top edge. Light shelfwear to dustjacket. 90 magnificent and intimate photographs arranged amongst the following peoples, occupations, locations: Cuzco; The Small Trades; Crete; Gypsies of Extremadura; Dahomey; Kirdi of Cameroon; San Francisco; Nepal; New Guinea; and Morocco. 96 pp. Fabulous photograph of two San Francisco bands, Big Brother and The Holding Company (with Janis Joplin) AND The Grateful Dead -- photographed TOGETHER! First Edition in Dustjacket.
"Beginning in 1948 when he photographed the Peruvian Indians in Cuzco, Penn has traveled the world to copile these 'records of physical presence.' He has set up his 'ambulant studio' on the edge of the Sahara, among gypsies in Spain, in the highlands of New Guinea, in the mountains of Nepal -- and has invited the inhabitants to step, foi a moment, out of their worlds and into a new one. This new world, neutral territory for both photographer and subject, would serve as a meeting ground for nothing less than an intensely human encounter. The results command consciousness and compel imagination...(dustjacket flap notes). Good Plus in Very Good Dustjacket. Item #100439
ISBN: 0670790257
Price: $100.00