Once Upon a Time in the East: Czechs Through the Eyes of Photographers, 1948-1989 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9788074370052)

Drawn from a broad range of photography, from works by famed photographers to anonymous images, Once Upon a Time in the East offers a portrait of Czechoslovakia across the 20th century, registering its dramatic changes of regime as well as more intimate scenes of daily life. Communist demonstrations and festivals are documented alongside domestic scenes in pubs and cottages. Among the historic moments recorded in this volume are the blasting of the Stalin monument in Prague in 1962 (taken by an unknown photographer); Milon Novotny's photographs of the funeral parade of Jan Palach in 1969; and an incredible series of surveillance photographs taken by an unidentified member of the Czech secret police, which furtively documents equally furtive assignations on the streets of Prague. Works by Ivo Gil, Josef Koudelka, Jindrich Streit, Miroslav Tichy, Jiri Toman and many others are also included.

Author: Vladimir Birgus
ISBN-10: 8074370054
ISBN-13: 9788074370052
Publisher: Kant
Language: English
Published: 08/31/2011
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 9.10w x 0.60d