Description
| Product ID: | 9781936239979 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | American Grotesque |
| Subtitle: | The Life and Art of William Mortensen |
| Authors: | Author: A. D. Coleman, Michael Moynihan, Larry Lytle |
| Page Count: | 296 |
| Subjects: | Individual photographers, Individual photographers, Biography: arts and entertainment, Biography: arts & entertainment |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating American Grotesque is a lavish retrospective of occult and erotic images by forgotten Hollywood photographer William Mortensen (1897-1965), an innovative visionary whom Ansel Adams called the Antichrist''.'' American Grotesque is a lavish retrospective of occult and erotic images by forgotten Hollywood photographer William Mortensen (1897-1965), an innovative visionary whom Ansel Adams called the Antichrist'' and to whom Anton LaVey dedicated The Satanic Bible (Avon, 1969). Mortensen''s countless technical innovations and inspired use of special effects predating digital manipulation and PhotoShop. The book includes a gallery of more than 100 striking photographs in duotone and colour and accompanying essays by Mortensen and others on his work.'' |
| Imprint Name: | Feral House,U.S. |
| Publisher Name: | Feral House,U.S. |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-12-11 |