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Rodney Smith
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Rodney Smith will appeal to enthusiasts of fashion and art photography, admirers of timeless, surreal imagery, and readers interested in the creative process behind iconic photographic works.
Elegant, charming, and stunningly beautiful, Rodney Smith's fashion photography is a delightful revelation.
"Rodney Smith’s lifework stands out for its expression of joy, humor, and wistfulness, and it serves as a reminder of the ways in which both fashion photography and fashion itself are in dialogue with art historical discourses. This comprehensive survey of Smith’s career illuminates not only how his playful embrace of experimentation and extraordinary technical mastery of photography resulted in imaginative, timeless images but also how these images broaden our understanding of fashion photography as a collaborative and expressive art form." - Michal Raz-Russo
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Elegant, charming, and stunningly beautiful, Rodney Smith's fashion photography is a delightful revelation.
"I would hope that I am one of a kind." —Rodney Smith
Mystery and manners, romance and fun—the sophisticated compositions and stylish characters in the extraordinary pictures of fashion photographer Rodney Smith (1947–2016) exist in a timeless world of his imagination. Born in New York City, Smith started out as a photo-essayist, turned to portrait photography, and found his niche, and greatest success, in fashion photography. Inspired by W. Eugene Smith, taught by Walker Evans, and devoted to the techniques of Ansel Adams, Smith was driven by the dual ideals of technical mastery and pure beauty.
This lavish volume features nearly two hundred reproductions of Smith's images—many that have never before been published—and weaves together a biocritical essay by Getty Museum curator Paul Martineau and a technical assessment of Smith's production by the Center for Creative Photography's chief curator, Rebecca A. Senf. It maps Smith's creative trajectory—including his introduction to photography, early personal projects, teaching, commissioned pieces, and career in fashion—and provides insight into his personal life and character, contextualising his work and creative tendencies within his privileged but lonely upbringing and complex emotional and psychological makeup. Rodney Smith is the definitive record of the life's work and worldview of a truly original artist.
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Photographer Elliott Erwitt praises the book as a "delightful romp through a world where the mundane becomes magical," highlighting Smith's simplicity, instinct for beauty, and touch of surrealism and humour. Erwitt recommends it as a collection that transforms how readers see the world.
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ISBN: 9781606068465
Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 16 May 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Getty Publications
Illustration: 197 colour and 22 b/w illustrations
Contributors:
- Introduction by Graydon Carter
- Contributions by Rebecca A. Senf
- Contributions by Leslie Smolan
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 241.0mm
Height: 292.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 256
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Paul Martineau is curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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