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This is the long-awaited publication of a moving masterwork by one of the greatest photographers of our time. Conceived, designed, written and made by hand as a prototype by master photographer Roy DeCarava (b.1919) in the early 1960s, yet unpublished for nearly half a century, The Sound I Sawhas largely existed as a legend among the cognoscenti of the photography world. Presented as a stream of 196 soulful images interspersed with DeCarava's own evocative poetry, the book is, in its form and effect, the printed equivalent of jazz. "This is a book about people, about jazz, and about things. The work between its covers tries to present images for the head and for the heart and, like its subject matter, is particular, subjective, and individual," writes the author. DeCarava is a life-long New Yorker who from his immediate world creates images that transcend the specific to depict universal themes of joy, anticipation, pain and survival. Largely unpublished, he was first recognized for his images of daily life in Harlem (the subject of The Sweet Flypaper of Life, his 1955 collaboration with Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes) and portraits of musicians like Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday. It is these two themes, Harlem and jazz, interwoven and inseparable, that are the ostensible subject of the book. However, the seemingly casual yet deeply felt compositions and the deep, rich tones of DeCarava's photographs stir emotions that resonate far beyond one neighbourhood and one era.

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Publisher
Phaidon Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0714841234
ISBN-13
9780714841236
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1925361

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Book Title
Sound I Saw
Author
Roy Decarava
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Individual Photographers / General, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa), Genres & Styles / Jazz
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Photography, Travel, Music
Number of Pages
208 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
13.3in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
10.4in
Item Weight
84.2 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Ml87.D34 2001
Grade from
Eighth Grade
Grade to
College Graduate Student
Reviews
'One of the most captivating and influential books from the last five years.' (Photo District News) 'DeCarava created this extraordinary book in 1962 in an attempt to produce "the printed form of jazz." And he succeeds.' (Guardian) 'A poignant tribute to Harlem's energy during the late 1950s and early 1960s. This is a stunning, emotive and vibrant account of America's musical reaissance period.' (Pride)
Copyright Date
2001
Lccn
2002-536839
Dewey Decimal
781.65/09747/1022
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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