Flash : the making of Weegee the Famous / Christopher Bonanos.
| Author/creator | Bonanos, Christopher author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018. |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | xviii, 379 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Out of the dark -- The Famous. |
| Abstract | Arthur Fellig-- Weegee-- documented crime scenes better than any other photographer. While documenting the crime, grit, and complex humanity of midcentury New York City, he lived a life just as worthy as the scenes he captured. Bonanos provides a view of the man now regarded as an innovator and a pioneer, an artist as well as a newsman, whose photographs are among most powerful images of urban existence ever made. -- adapted from jacket. |
| Abstract | "The first comprehensive biography of Weegee--photographer, 'psychic, ' ultimate New Yorker. Arthur Fellig's ability to arrive at a crime scene just as the cops did was so uncanny that he renamed himself 'Weegee, ' claiming that he functioned as a human Ouija board. Weegee documented better than any other photographer the crime, grit, and complex humanity of midcentury New York City. In Flash, we get a portrait not only of the man (both flawed and deeply talented, with generous appetites for publicity, women, and hot pastrami) but also of the fascinating time and place that he occupied. From self-taught immigrant kid to newshound to art-world darling to latter-day caricature--moving from the dangerous streets of New York City to the celebrity culture of Los Angeles and then to Europe for a quixotic late phase of experimental photography and filmmaking--Weegee lived a life just as worthy of documentation as the scenes he captured. With Flash, we have an unprecedented and ultimately moving view of the man now regarded as an innovator and a pioneer, an artist as well as a newsman, whose photographs are among most powerful images of urban existence ever made."--Jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-363) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Bonanos, Christopher. Flash. First edition. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018 9781627793070 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2017041202 |
| ISBN | 9781627793063 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1627793062 (hardcover) |
| Standard identifier# | 99977297433 |
| Standard identifier# | 40028303758 |
| Standard identifier# | 99977516827 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TR140 .F4 B66 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |