JACOBI (Lotte). - Lot 136

JACOBI (Lotte). Lotte Jacobi. Edited by Kelly Wise. Danbury (New Hampshire), Addison House, [1980]. Large quarto, publisher's cardboard binding with illustrated dust jacket. An important monograph devoted to Lotte Jacobi (1896–1990), one of the great portrait photographers of the 20th century. Born into a dynasty of German photographers, she began her career in Berlin in the 1920s before fleeing to the United States in 1935 to escape Nazism. Her work serves as a major testament to the intellectual, artistic, and political life of her era. The book traces her entire career through a rich collection of portraits of musicians, writers, scientists, actors, and politicians. Her style, marked by remarkable simplicity, emphasizes natural light, the expressiveness of faces, and a deeply psychological approach to portraiture. Notable subjects include Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, Käthe Kollwitz, Marianne Moore, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marc Chagall, J. Robert Oppenheimer, as well as numerous figures from the Berlin and American art scenes. Edited by Kelly Wise, this publication remains one of the definitive works on Lotte Jacobi, featuring several hundred photographs reproduced in excellent photogravure quality, accompanied by a biographical and critical essay. This copy is enhanced by a signed autograph dedication by Lotte Jacobi on the title page. Condition: very good copy, slight wear on the dust jacket flaps, interior in fresh condition. Dedication perfectly preserved.