LESLIE KRIMS 1942 THE ONLY PHOTOGRAPH IN THE WORLD EVER TO CAUSE A KIDNAPPING- PORTFOLIO 1970-1971
LESLIE KRIMS 1942
The only Photograph in the world ever to cause a kidnapping- Portfolio 1970-1971
Six vintage gelatin silver prints mounted on original cardboard, textile chemise with slipcase, five facsimile pages from newspaper articles and titlepage, 1/25.
The portfolio includes: Amputee on podium screaming (1970), Nude and smoking ashtray (1971), Woman with leaves over top of body (1970), Nude with indoor lightening (1970), Bleeding nude by vending machines (1970), Nude man spraying the pubic area of nude woman (1970).
6.89 x 9.06 in.
CAMERA'S SELECTION
A master of photography in the 1970s, Leslie Krims proposes his
cunning portrait of contemporary society in which the nude is the
first taboo broken through ingenious photographic mise-en-scène.
An ironic and irresistible criticism starting with the title of this rare
portfolio.
The ideal work to start a photography collection.
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LESLIE KRIMS 1942
The only Photograph in the world ever to cause a kidnapping- Portfolio 1970-1971
Six vintage gelatin silver prints mounted on original cardboard, textile chemise with slipcase, five facsimile pages from newspaper articles and titlepage, 1/25.
The portfolio includes: Amputee on podium screaming (1970), Nude and smoking ashtray (1971), Woman with leaves over top of body (1970), Nude with indoor lightening (1970), Bleeding nude by vending machines (1970), Nude man spraying the pubic area of nude woman (1970).
6.89 x 9.06 in.
CAMERA'S SELECTION
A master of photography in the 1970s, Leslie Krims proposes his
cunning portrait of contemporary society in which the nude is the
first taboo broken through ingenious photographic mise-en-scène.
An ironic and irresistible criticism starting with the title of this rare
portfolio.
The ideal work to start a photography collection.