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Bellocq: Photographs from Storyville, the Red-Light District of New Orleans

4.3/5 ( ratings)

An expanded and revised edition of the famous book of portraits of prostitutes in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, the inspiration for the Louis Malle film Pretty Baby. This new edition includes 52 tritone photos printed in a large format. The text from the original edition--by John Szarjowski, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art--is reprinted here, along with a new Introduction by Susan Sontag.

Language: English

Pages: 83

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Random House

Release: November 17, 1998

ISBN: 0679449752

ISBN 13: 9780679449751

Bellocq: Photographs from Storyville, the Red-Light District of New Orleans

4.3/5 ( ratings)

An expanded and revised edition of the famous book of portraits of prostitutes in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, the inspiration for the Louis Malle film Pretty Baby. This new edition includes 52 tritone photos printed in a large format. The text from the original edition--by John Szarjowski, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art--is reprinted here, along with a new Introduction by Susan Sontag.

Language: English

Pages: 83

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Random House

Release: November 17, 1998

ISBN: 0679449752

ISBN 13: 9780679449751

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