Photo Metro 1983–1988. Three Issues

Brimmer, Henry (Design); Paul Raedeke (Photo editor); John Bloom et al. (eds). Photo Metro 1983–1988. Three Issues. San Francisco: Henry Brimmer, 1983–1992. First American edition. Large Quarto. Original photo-illustrated wraps with black, white and black lettering on covers. Three issues of this critical photography magazine. Covers printed in color and b/w, illustrated with b/w photographs throughout. Include listings and advertisements on last two pages, and illustrated full page advertisements of Academy of Art College on two, Photo Metro on one of the back covers.

Issue August 1983, Vol. 2, No. 11, 24pp. Cover photo Ruth Bernard, with contribution and photographs by Bernard, Underwood Photo Archives LTD, exhibition reviews by John Bloom of Joel-Peter Witkin’s exhibition at the Fraenkel Gallery and Aaron Siskind at the SFMOMA. [WITH] Issue September 1985, Vol. 4, No. 32, 28pp. Cover by John Gutmann and an interview with John Gutmann by Paul Raedeke, and contributions by John Bloom and Alfred Blaker. [WITH] Issue May 1988, Vol. 6, No. 59, 32pp. Cover Edmund Teske with interview of Teske by Darwin Marable, contributions on William Egglestone, the Starn Twins, Sandy Chaffell, Jacques-Henri Latigue, and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Wraps with light wear along edges with light sunning along edges of covers. Blocks slightly age-toned. September 1985 issue with two small paper strips glued to top of pages 12 and 16, not effecting text or photography. Wraps and interiors in overall good+ to very good condition. g+ to vg. Softcover. (47055) $75