{"product_id":"the-art-of-frederick-sommer-keith-f-davis-9780300107838","title":"The Art of Frederick Sommer: Photography, Drawing, Collage","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"In total acceptance, almost everything becomes a revelation.\"--Frederick Sommer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This stunning book--published in the artist's centenary--chronicles the extraordinary life and work of Frederick Sommer (1905-1999). One of the great masters and key innovators in the history of art photography, Sommer was a complex and highly creative individual. His work in photography is unconventional and fascinating for its wide range of methodologies and techniques. He also explored making images with other media, creating masterful drawings, collages, and musical scores. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Arriving in Arizona in 1931, Sommer abandoned his original profession, landscape architecture, and began painting and drawing. After meeting Alfred Stieglitz in 1935 and Edward Weston in 1936, Sommer embraced and quickly mastered photography. Other artists who later proved inspirational to Sommer included Precisionist painter and photographer Charles Sheeler, Surrealist artist Max Ernst, and photographer Aaron Siskind.\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With an essay by photo historian Keith F. Davis, exquisite reproductions of Sommer's diverse works, and a detailed chronology of his life by April Watson, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Frederick Sommer \u003c\/i\u003edescribes\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand documents the full extent of the artist's achievement as a twentieth-century visionary. The book is a revelation for scholars, artists, students, and everyone who admires and appreciates creative genius.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistributed for the Frederick and Frances Sommer Foundation \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (May 14 - July 31, 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, Indiana (September 11 - November 27, 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe J. Paul Getty Museum (May 10 - September 4, 2005) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith F. Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300107838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300107838\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 05\/10\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.00h x 11.42w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2005 pg. 1625\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 124","brand":"Keith F. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913590931711,"sku":"9780300107838","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e26e59da-bb7f-492b-b2ba-51061c97d357.jpg?v=1680621237","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-frederick-sommer-keith-f-davis-9780300107838","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}