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John Gutmann

John Gutmann / Sally Stein
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AUTHOR: John Gutmann / Sally Stein
SIZE: 30.9 × 3.0 × 24.5 cm
PAGES: 224
LANGUAGE: Spanish
PUBLISHER: FUNDACION MAPFRE, 2016

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▪️ JOHN GUTMANN

Authors: John Gutmann, Sally Stein 

This catalogue was published on the occasion of a major exhibition dedicated to John Gutmann and stands as a substantial reference on his work.

Gutmann, who left Germany in 1933 and built his career in the United States, photographed America at a moment of acceleration and change. His images from the 1930s and 1940s capture a country in motion — industrial growth, youth culture, sport, vernacular architecture, and the everyday choreography of the street. The photographs are structured and alert, often charged with a dry, observational wit.

The volume includes an extended essay by Sally Stein, curator of the exhibition in the United States, along with contributions by Britt Salvesen, Douglas R. Nickel and Amy Rule. Together, the texts provide historical context without overwhelming the images, situating Gutmann within the broader development of twentieth-century photography.

A focused publication that brings together scholarship and a carefully selected body of work, offering a clear entry point into Gutmann’s contribution to modern photography.

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  • AUTHOR: John Gutmann / Sally Stein
  • TITLE: John Gutmann
  • PUBLISHER: FUNDACION MAPFRE
  • YEAR: 2016
  • COVER: Hardcover
  • PAGES: 224
  • DIMENSIONS: 30.9 × 3.0 × 24.5 cm
  • LANGUAGE: Spanish
  • ISBN: 978-8492441181
  • CONDITION: Very good
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A closed book with a yellow spine features a black-and-white cover showing two faces in close-up, one partially veiled with dotted fabric.
A group of people gathers on a sunlit outdoor staircase, with two figures on stretchers and several uniformed individuals nearby.
A man leans against the spare tire of an old car on a city street; opposite, stacked cars fill a vertical parking structure.
A person leans on a bicycle near a brick wall with chalk drawings, while two faces appear at an open window above.
Three figures in dark clothing and sailor hats stand near a woman in a large hat, with ship masts and rigging visible in the background.
A man in a suit and white hat walks past a wall with simple face drawings and a cartoon character sketched on its surface.
Two yellow hardcover books, one with a close-up black-and-white portrait of two faces, the other with only text and no image.

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