Aperture 117 - Winter 1989

Josef Sudek: Poet of Prague, Outward Journey

“Outward Journey” examines the first half of Josef Sudek’s extraordinary life, and introduces some of the lyrical photographic cycles—including the haunting, majestic studies of St. Vitus Cathedral—that earned him the title, “Poet of Prague.”

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A Photographer’s Life

Biographical Profile by Anna Farova

This and the following issue of Aperture appear in conjunction with a retrospective of Sudek’s photography at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from March 3 through May 6, 1990.

A contemporary of Paul Strand, Edward Weston, and Man Ray, as well as of Robert Frank and Lee Friedlander, Sudek through his images provides an ongoing series of revelations, demonstrating that he belongs among these photographers, in the forefront of twentieth-century photography.

“Outward Journey” examines the first half of Sudek’s extraordinary life, and introduces some of the lyrical photographic cycles—including the haunting, majestic studies of St. Vitus Cathedral—that earned him the title, “Poet of Prague.”
Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 1990-09-01
Measurements: 9.59 x 11.39 x 0.31 inches
ISBN: 9780893814243


Table Of Contents

Josef Sudek: Poet of Prague, Outward Journey

A Photographer’s Life
Biographical Profile by Anna Farova

Photographs by Josef Sudek

People and Ideas
The Other Side of the Century
by David Lazar

Black is Back
by Nan Richardson

This and the following issue of Aperture, #118, were published in conjunction with a retrospective of Sudek’s photography at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from March 3 through May 6, 1990.

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