William Klein (Photofile)

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The latest addition to Thames & Hudson’s acclaimed ‘Photofile’ series surveys William Klein, best known for The Americans and New York.

The latest addition to Thames & Hudson’s acclaimed ‘Photofile’ series surveys William Klein, best known for The Americans and New York.
William Klein (born 1928) has always moved against the current. A painter, filmmaker, graphic designer and fashion photographer, Klein grew up in New York but has been based in Paris since 1948. His shots are often intense and immediate, disrupting the established order of things and capturing fragmented snatches of distortion and movement. Although best known for his images of New York in the 1950s, he has also worked in other urban environments, including Tokyo and Moscow, as well as producing a striking series of painted contact sheets. Throughout his varied body of work, his insatiable desire to confront the chaos of the world shines through.

The Photofile series brings together the best work of the world’s greatest photographers, in an affordable pocket format. Handsome and collectable, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains some sixty full-page reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography. The series has been awarded the first annual prize for distinguished photographic books by the International Center of Photography, New York.
Extent: 144 pp
Format: Paperback with flaps
Illustrations: 66
Publication date: 2017-02-02
Size: 19.0 x 12.5 cm
ISBN: 9780500411124
About the Author

Christian Caujolle studied in Paris with Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes and Pierre Bourdieu. He worked as Picture Director at Libération before founding the VU photo agency in 1986.

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