{"product_id":"anthony-friedkin-julian-cox-9780300206371","title":"Anthony Friedkin: The Gay Essay","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unprecedented look at a moving photographic series that chronicles the gay communities of Los Angeles and San Francisco from 1969 to 1972\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more than forty years, American photographer Anthony Friedkin (b. 1949), creating full-frame black-and-white images, has documented people, cities, and landscapes primarily in his home state of California. During the culturally tumultuous years of 1969 and 1970, Friedkin made a series of photographs that together offer an eloquent and expressive visual chronicle of the gay communities of Los Angeles and San Francisco at the time. This is the first book to explore the series, titled \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Essay\u003c\/i\u003e, in depth, within the broader historical context that gave rise to it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1969 witnessed the Stonewall riots in New York City and was a turning point in the history of community building and organized political activism among homosexuals in the United States. \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Essay\u003c\/i\u003e provides a singular, intimate record of this crucial moment. Friedkin's portraits, taken in streets, hotels, bars, and dancehalls, demonstrate a sensitivity and an understanding that has imbued the photographs with an enduring resonance. This handsome book features seventy-five full-page plates and is accompanied by engaging essays and a poem by Eileen Myles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ede Young, San Francisco\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (06\/14\/14-01\/04\/15)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Center of Photography, New York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e dates TBA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julian Cox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300206372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300206371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.04h x 11.12w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/11\/2014","brand":"Julian Cox","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913604235519,"sku":"9780300206371","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f39bb587-6de6-492e-986f-8940f48af255.jpg?v=1680621315","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anthony-friedkin-julian-cox-9780300206371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}