STRAND (Paul). - Lot 281

STRAND (Paul). Paul Strand: Southwest. Texts by Rebecca Busselle and Trudy Wilner Stack. New York, Aperture Foundation, 1990. Large quarto, publisher’s hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. An important monograph devoted to the photographs taken by Paul Strand in the southwestern United States, primarily in New Mexico, where the photographer stayed on several occasions during the 1930s. The book, lavishly illustrated with full-page reproductions, highlights one of the most refined aspects of his work: desert landscapes, adobe architecture, Spanish missions, the villages of Taos and Santa Fe, as well as portraits of the local inhabitants. Through these images of exemplary formal rigor, Strand continues his exploration of the relationships between people, vernacular architecture, and the American landscape. Essays by Rebecca Busselle and Trudy Wilner Stack contextualize this pivotal period in the evolution of his work, drawing on a wealth of documentation, including his correspondence and his stays in New Mexico. A beautiful copy with an illustrated dust jacket. In very good overall condition.