Hector Acebes: Portraits in Africa, 1948-1953 by Hector Acebes; Photographer-Hector Acebes - 2004-07

Marquand Books, 2004. VG to VG-/VG to VG-. Hardcover. DJ: some rubbing & edgewear; couple small chips & creases from bumped edge; place in protective cover. Book: some rubbing & edgewear; couple small bumps on edges; some yellowing; otherwise overall clean & tight. Keywords: 0295984139

Seattle, WA: Marquand Books, 2004. Cloth, 73 pages, chiefly illustrations; 32 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "It is Hector Acebes's still photographs from his travels in the late 1940s and early 1950s throughout Africa and South American that may become his most important legacy. With the respect they command for the individuals who appeared before his lens, these recently rediscovered images attest to Acebes's photographic gift. They offer a valuable resource for scholars and students of local societies and cultures in Africa and South America." "This book presents the work of Hector Acebes for the first time in monograph form. Over ninety images are reproduced in duotones. Ed Marquand, director of the Hector Acebes Archive, introduces Acebes in a brief biography. Isolde Brielmaier, a noted art historian of African photography, places… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.