Fotografie

Funke, Jaromir (photographer); Ludvik Soucek (text). Fotografie. Prague: Odeon, (1970). First edition. 8vo. 132,(4)pp. Text in Czech. Cream cloth with black lettering within black border on front cover in original photographic dust jacket. Frontispiece of Funke. Profusely illustrated with 132 pages of plates that include both full-page and some in-text reproductions in photogravure. Dust jacket with minor shelfwear. Binding lightly soiled on top & bottom edges.

Funke (1896-1945)was a leading figure in Czech avantgarde photography in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Josef Sudek, Adolf Schneeberger, and Funke founded the Czech Photographic Society.

“The life and work of the founder of Czech modern photographic art is illustrated by an introductory text in which L. Souček records his interviews with Funke’s colleagues, pupils and friends. He selected authentic testimonies to “evoke the man and the intellectual atmosphere in which he lived.” The selection of 132 photographs, taken between 1922 and 1940, confirms the photographer’s qualities, which have proven themselves in a wide range of themes ranging from artistic compositions to urban and landscape shots.” (OCLC) Very good. Hardcover. (50317) $75