Being Human
Enigmatic Images of People by Unknown Photographers
Published on 6. April 2009
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-500-54372-6 (ISBN)
Description
Anonymous photography has a magic all of its own. The intriguing images assembled here by collector and curator Robert Flynn Johnson are all mysterious, but their appeal is undeniable. Richly produced and with subtle tonalities marking their age, over 220 photographs showcase the work of photographers whose identities have been lost in time. Complete with an introduction by bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, this follow-up to Robert Flynn Johnson's widely acclaimed Anonymous is a publication that - in taking in birth, marriage, death, disease, hope, glory, despair and a plethora of other emotions, events and human states besides - will capture the imagination of any reader.
Reviews / Votes
'These are not just relics of a past age: these are real people, human beings with full lives, captured, for a single moment, in amber.' - World of Interiors 'Fascinating ... intriguing and intimate' - Black & White Photography 'The week's `Best Picture Book'' - Sunday Times 'A tantalising collection ... Shorn of a context, these unknown people and their unfathomable concerns start to take on a luminous mystery ... a whole series of narrative teases' - Sunday Telegraph 'An entertaining and earnest view of human life ...shows how a compelling image will always have significance even if the person who took it has long been forgotten' - Amateur Photography 'Fascinating ... intriguing and intimate' - ArenaMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
With over 220 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 250 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-500-54372-6 (9780500543726)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Robert Flynn Johnson was for many years Curator of Prints at the
Achenbach Foundation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. He has
been an avid collector of anonymous photographs for many years, and
his previous books include Anonymous.
Achenbach Foundation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. He has
been an avid collector of anonymous photographs for many years, and
his previous books include Anonymous.
Content
Being Human Alexander McCall Smith * Whole in One Robert Flynn Johnson * 1. Immaturity * 2. Masculinity * 3. Femininity * 4. Compatibility * 5. Celebrity * 6. Singularity * 7. Activity * 8. Festivity * 9. Adversity * 10. Inevitability * Collecting Anonymous Photographs