Richard Benson by Peter Barberie, An-My Le - 9780876332016

Name: Richard Benson by Peter Barberie, An-My Le - 9780876332016
Brand: Yale University Press

Yale University Press

Richard BensonThe World Is Smarter Than You Are\nAuthor(s): Peter Barberie, An-My Le\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Yale University Press, United States\nImprint: Yale University Press\nISBN-13: 9780876332016, 978-0876332016\nSynopsis\nA wide-ranging retrospective that reveals a master printers own photographs to be technically brilliant work of remarkable breadth and complexity This book presents the first in-depth survey of photographs by Richard Benson [tel], who approached photography as a thrilling set of technical challenges and used the medium to craft profound depictions of people, the spaces of their lives and work, and the products of their labor. An essay by curator Peter Barberie interweaves examination of Bensons photographic practices with the story of his ideas, writing, and reproductive printing, while photographer An-My L, Bensons former student, offers her perspective on his teaching, family life, and art. The book begins with his stunning darkroom prints in silver )