Alexandr Hackenschmied
Alexandr Hackenschmied(Photographer)
Torst (Publisher)
Published on 14. June 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-80-7215-107-3 (ISBN)
Description
Born in 1907, Alexandr Hackenschmied is one of the founders of modern Czech photography and film. He is better known here as Sasha Hammid, the name he took upon becoming a United States citizen in 1947, having fled Nazi persecution in his native Czechoslovakia in 1939. Since then he and his wife, Maya Deren, have played a key role in American avant-garde film. Both by himself and in collaboration with other artists, Hackenschmied made a number of important documentaries--including the 1964 film To Be Alive!, made with Francis Thompson, which was awarded an Oscar for Best Documentary in 1967. His photographic work, though less well known here, is equally worthy of praise. In it we see his dynamic conception of space--honed with years of experience as a cameraman and editor--and the combination of formal perfection with deep emotional resonance, the meeting of the artist's mind with the mind of the audience.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Czech Republic
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
99 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 182 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-80-7215-107-3 (9788072151073)
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Schweitzer Classification