"BILL WOOD'S BUSINESS" par Diane KEATON & Marvin HEIFERMAN. Editions International Center of Photography, New York, en collaboration avec Steidl, Göttingen. 2008. in-4 format oblong, couverture cartonnée photo. 272 pages. Texte en anglais, introduction de Willis E. Hartshorn, "Lost and Found" par Diane Keaton, "Pictures Took" par Marvin Heifferman, illustré de plus de 230 reproduction photographiques noir & blanc pleine page de Bill Wood. Ouvrage réalisé dans le cadre de l'exposition éponyme à l'International Center of Photography de New York, du 16 Mai au 07 Septembre 2008.

 

"Bill Wood’s business was photography—and he produced tens of thousands of images over the course of his career. The variety of subjects and situations he captured provide an in-depth photographic record of life in a post-World War II American city just hitting its stride. From May 16 through September 7, 2008, the International Center of Photography (1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street) will present Bill Wood’s Business, a document of the encyclopedic range of his work. The exhibition is organized by Diane Keaton and Marvin Heiferman. Bill Wood (1913-1973), a tall, slender, hard-working family man with a penchant for bow ties, was born, lived, and died in and around Fort Worth, Texas. An image maker and a businessman, Wood photographed Fort Worth during a remarkable period of transformation. His photography played a central role in how his clients chose to see and portray themselves and their city..."

 

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