Coffee Table Book Photo Icons, Including Paperback L'arc De Triomphe

Photo Icons. 50 key images and their backgrounds. Author: Hans-Michael Koetzle Publisher: Taschen GmbH Pages: 432 Publication year: 2019 Language: German From the 1827 photograph by Nicéphore Niépce, taken from a rooftop after eight hours of exposure, to Nick Ut's horror shot against civilians with napalm - the 50 photographs in this collection have defined eras, written history or touched something so fundamentally human that they had a global impact. Each photo is described and analyzed in detail, revealing the story of the medium itself, as well as its social and artistic impact. The Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped Author: Christo and Jeanne-Claude Pages: 128 Languages: German, English, French Publisher: Taschen GmbH 1961, three years after their meeting in Paris, Christo and Jeanne-Claude developed their project to wrap the most famous monument in the city. 60 years later, their vision is being realized - with the help of 25,000 square meters of recyclable fabric and 3,000 meters of rope. This book presents the posthumous masterpiece of Christo and Jeanne-Claude and its history in the form of photographs, drawings and documents.