Michael Schmidt: Photographs 1965-2014

Author of now-classic photography books such as Waffenruhe and Berlin-Wedding, Berlin-based photographer Michael Schmidt (1945-2014) was acclaimed in his lifetime for his black-and-white, documentary-style depictions of his native city. This is the first full appraisal of his work, featuring numerous images of working material such as work prints or book dummies, as well as archival material--invitation cards, posters and exhibition views. Essays by Ute Eskildsen, Janos Frecot, Peter Galassi, Heinz Liesbrock and Thomas Weski, who worked closely with Schmidt on various projects during his lifetime, complement these materials.

Schmidt was born on 6 October 1945 in East Berlin, five months after the German surrender. His family crossed to West Berlin before the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. His earliest series on Berlin, Stadtlandschaft(Urban Landscapes) (1974-75) and Berlin, Stadtbilder(Berlin, Urban Images) (1976-80), established the idiom he would pursue for the rest of his life.

 

Title: Photographs 1965-2014
Publisher: Koenig Books, 2020
Author: Ute Eskildsen, Janos Frecot, Peter Galassi, Heinz Liesbrock, Thomas Weski
Photographer: Michael Schmidt
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Format: Hardcover
Size: 30.2 x 24.8 cm, 400 pages
ISBN: 9783960988144
Edition: -