"ARTHUR TRESS: SAN FRANCISCO 1964" par James A. GANZ. Editions DelMonico Books - Prestel, Munich-Londres-New York. 2012. Petit in-4 carré, couverture toilée jaune sous jaquette photo. Pages de garde illustrées. 112 pages. Texte en anglais, avant-propos de John E. Buchanan, Jr., illustré de plus de 170 reproductions photographiques noir &blanc, pleine page pour la plupart, par Arthur Tress. Ouvrage réalisé dans le cadre de l'exposition éponyme au Young Museum de San Francisco du 03 Mars au 03 Juin 2012.

 

"In the summer of 1964, san Francisco was ground zero for a historic culture clash as the site of the twenty-eighth Republican National Convention and the launch of the Beatles' first North American tour. In the mdist of the excitement, a young photographer new to the city was snapping pictures not of the politicians or musicians but of the people in the crowds and on the streets… Tress developed and printed his black-and-white negatives in a communal darkroom in the city's Castro district before departing San Francisco in the fall of 1964. The vintage printed were packed away in his sister's house, coming to light again only in 2009. The rediscovery of this forgotten body of work inspired the photographer to revisit his early negatives, and Arthur Tress: san Francisco 1964 is the delightful outcome…"

 

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