Berenice Abbott: A Life in Photography [Hardcover]

The comprehensive biography of the iconic twentieth-century American photographer Berenice Abbott, a trailblazing documentary modernist, author, and inventor. Absorbing. . . . Abbott's integrity and sense of honor, her restless and fearless nature, and her absolute devotion to telling the truth of her experience, come through loud and clear. Insightful. . . . A sophisticated take on Abbott's personal and artistic tragedies and triumphs. [Van Haaften] chronicles Abbott's demanding life and extraordinary accomplishments with scrupulous detail. .? . . [Her] expert foundational biography brings Abbott into sharp focus. Thorough and enticing. . . . A full and nuanced portrait of a complicated, hardworking, and creatively brilliant artist. A profoundly researched biography of Berenice Abbott. Dramatically written, it is filled with delightful surprises, stunning tragedies, complex relationships&Everyone interested in the bold innovators of twentieth-century modern art will treasure this splendid book. With the details and in-depth research of Julia Van Haaften, I have been introduced to Abbott in a new form&The vitality and strength of her as a woman artist is beyond moving and inspirational. Julia van Haaftens life of Berenice Abbott is immersive, passionate, well-furnished, and beautifully judged and written. It is a fitting account of an extraordinary life. It made me wish Id known Abbott, and Im sure every reader will feel the same way. [An] extraordinary biography of the astonishing Berenice Abbott. Even those who believe they know by heart the thrilling emergence of modernismespecially its womenin Paris, New York, and Berlin in the 1910s and 1920s, will meet its brilliant characters afresh in this absorbing account of the photographers life and work. The characters who parade through the pages of Julia Van Haaftens lively bookMan Ray, Duchamp, Atget, Joyceconstitute a procession of twentieth-century art in its most innovative form. Shes gotten her l“+