William Gedney
Subtitle: only the lonely, 1955-1984
By: Gilles Mora, Margaret Sartor and Lisa McCarty
Contributors: Sartor, Margaret, author; McCarty, Lisa, 1982- author
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781477314838
Subjects: Photographers; Artistic Photography; Biography
Description: Mysterious, introspective, fiercely private, and self-taught, street photographer William Gedney (1932-1989) produced impressive series of images focused on people whose lives were overlooked, hidden, or reduced to stereotypes. He was convinced that photography was a means of expression as efficient as literature, and his images were accompanied by writings, essays, excerpts from books, and aphorisms. Gedney avoided self-promotion, and his underrepresented work was largely unknown during his short lifetime. He died at the age of fifty-six from AIDS. 'William Gedney: Only the Lonely, 1955-1984' is the first comprehensive retrospective of his photography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: William Gedney, so similar, so different : alone are the lonely; title: Gilles Mora : The farm, 1955-1959 ; Brooklyn, 1955-1979 ; Kentucky, 1964 and 1972 ; United states, 1964-1972 ; San francisco, 1965-1967 ; Short distances and definite places; title: Margaret Sartor : India, 1969-1971 and 1980 ; Europe, 1974 ; Gay pride parades, 1975-1983 ; Intimate gestures : handmade books by William Gedney; title: Lisa Mccarty : Chronology of William Gedney's life and work; title: Exhibitions, related publications, awards, and collections.