{"product_id":"9783958292475","title":"Louis Faurer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first in 15 years to present the largely overlooked work of Philadelphia-born, New York–based photographer Louis Faurer (1916–2001), who depicted the melancholy streets of New York in the 1940s and ’50s, and whom Walter Hopps described as a “master of his medium.”\u003cbr\u003eFaurer initially worked for fashion magazines such as \u003ci\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e in New York, but soon focused his eye on the enchanting city itself: “Everywhere a new discovery awaited me.” Here Faurer made poetic, darkly romantic images of the characters of the street, often the poor and lonely amidst the bustle of Times Square during what he called its “hypnotic dusk light.”\u003cbr\u003eInspired by Walker Evans, Faurer developed a personal, highly empathetic vision, comparable to that of Robert Frank, with whom he shared a loft and darkroom in his early New York days. \u003cbr\u003ewas included in Edward Steichen’s influential exhibitions \u003ci\u003eIn and Out of Focus\u003c\/i\u003e (1948) and \u003ci\u003eFamily of Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1955), both at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steidl, Gerhard Druckerei und Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053589151984,"sku":"9783958292475","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783958292475_p0.jpg?v=1763761675","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783958292475","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}