I had been really excited about this book as San Francisco and photography are a real passion. You get some of the classics from the likes of Fred Lyon and to learn some other names that were not so prominent (at least to me).
While there are no recent photos of the city, this book is more about the history of the city through the lens of very talented photographers, some of which are anonymous but I was glad to see them published anyway.
This is a hefty book at over 8 pounds but is also beautifully bound with nice big and popping photos, I'm not sure if it comes in other sizes but would recommend this one for that alone. There's also a lot of citations of popular events and people who have touched the city in one way or another. It does come in multiple languages which adds to the heft but not enough to detract from it all.
If you're a fan of San Francisco history and photography, this is the book for you.
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Tony Bennett famously sang, “I left my heart in San Francisco,” and since the mid–nineteenth century this unique and lyrical Northern Californian City by the Bay has attracted artists, free spirits, dreamers, and entrepreneurs. Close to 500 pages of stunning images sourced from dozens of archives and collections depict the city from its early history to the present day.
An epic pictorial history of the City by the Bay
Starting with an early picture of a gang of badass gold prospectors who put this beautiful Northern California city on the map, this ambitious and immersive photographic history of San Francisco takes a winding tour through the city from the mid–nineteenth century to the present day.
Enjoy eye-catching views of the city’s most enduring landmarks and symbols: the Golden Gate Bridge, Chinatown, the picturesque trams that wind up and down the famously steep hills, the popular waterfront, its beautiful bay, and its spectacular cityscapes and vistas. San Francisco’s counterculture movements that shaped our collective consciousness are also featured prominently: the beats of North Beach, the hippies of Haight-Ashbury, the gay communities of Castro, and the Black Panthers of neighboring Oakland. Some of the city’s most famous residents also make appearances: Robin Williams, The Grateful Dead, Angela Davis, Janis Joplin, Sylvester, and Allen Ginsberg, among others.
This book features hundreds of newly found images from dozens of archives including museums, universities, libraries, galleries, private collections, and historical societies, from 19th-century daguerreotypes to mid-century Kodachromes to 21st-century digital pictures.
Master photographers include, among others: Stephen Shore, Imogen Cunningham, Fred Lyon, Steve Schapiro, Minor White, Dorothea Lange, Albert Watson, Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Claxton, Fred Herzog, Ansel Adams, Jim Marshall, and many local shooters.
Also includes introductory essays and captions by Bay Area–based author Richie Unterberger and a “Best of San Francisco” books, music, and movies section and biographies of the photographers.
Tony Bennett famously sang, “I left my heart in San Francisco,” and this meticulously researched and conceived portrait will equally inspire and make you fall in love with the spirit of the City by the Bay.
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Monika BrosiReviewed in Germany on April 5, 2022
Sehr umfangreiches, gut bebildertes Werk!
