Father and Son.
Book Description
1343/5000 NUMBERED COPIES with silver facsimile signatures of Harold and Paul Smith, this copy inscribed by the designer to the bibliophile and author John Baxter, 90 photographic illustrations (45 black-and-white, 45 colour), signature panels with a few faint marks,
Dealer Notes
An intriguing edition, highlighting the photographic talent of the renowned British designer’s father, a keen amateur photographer and co-founder of the Beeston Camera Club, and the parallels between the father and son’s sometimes surrealistic vision. ‘[My father] thought about composition, light, witty juxtapositions, experiment – not only taking photographs but also developing and printing all his own work in his home-made attic darkroom. In contrast, my snaps with an instant camera are about observation, humour and the "caught moment". Very different from my father's photographs, but, oddly, strongly similar. What a pair!' (Paul Smith, violetteeditions.com)
Author
Paul Smith and Harold Smith
Date
2000,
Binding
two sections in fold-out binding, covers with photographic illustrations, a few production glue marks,
Publisher
Violette Editions,
Condition
very good
Pages
pp. 96, 10.5 x 15cm,
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