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Los Angeles. Portrait of a City by Kevin Starr, David L. Ulin (Hardcover, 2021)

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From the first known photograph taken in Los Angeles to its most recent sweeping vistas, this photographic tribute to the City of Angels provides a fascinating journey through the city's cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history. It traces the city's development from the 1880s real estate boom, through the early days of Hollywood and the urban sprawl of the late 20th century, right up to the present day. With over 500 images, L.A. is shown emerging from a desert wasteland to become a vast palm-studded urban metropolis. Events that made world news-including two Olympics, Bobby Kennedy's assassination, and the Rodney King riots-reveal a city of many dimensions. The entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood, and its celebrities are showcased along with many other notable residents, personalities, architects, artists, and musicians. The city's pop cultural movements, its music, surfing, health food fads, gangs, and hot rods are included, as are its notorious crimes and criminals. This book depicts Los Angeles in all its glory and grit, via hundreds of freshly discovered images including those of Julius Shulman, Garry Winogrand, William Claxton and many other superb photographers, culled from major historical archives, museums, private collectors, and universities. These are given context and resonance through essays by renowned California historian Kevin Starr and Los Angeles literature expert David L. Ulin.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Taschen Gmbh
ISBN-13
9783836502917
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95049300

Product Key Features

Book Title
Los Angeles. Portrait of a City
Author
Kevin Starr, David L. Ulin
Format
Hardcover
Language
English, French, German
Topic
People, History
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
572 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
340mm
Item Width
250mm
Item Weight
4314g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
David L. Ulin, Kevin Starr
Editor
Jim Heimann
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany

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