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Fay's Fairy Tales: Little Red Riding Hood William Wegman
Hyperion 1993 1562824163 / 9781562824167 Hardcover, DJ Very clean used copy
Arriving on the tails of Cinderella , the second of Fay's Fairy Tales continues to feature photographer Wegman's famously photogenic weimaraners, but, unlike the previous book, reflects a predominantly adult sensibility. Wegman experiments more here, trying different camera angles, shooting his dressed-up dogs outdoors as well as inside, and achieving a depth of field that recalls the tableaux of old Viewmaster toys. Campiness is the order of the day: for example, an obviously fake stag's head intrudes into one picture of a caped Red Riding Hood carrying goodies through the forest; " 'Look, a deer. It has antlers. It must be a stag. Hello, stag,' she whispered to herself so as not to startle it" reads the facing text. But the irony reaches its apogee when the wolf pretends to Red Riding Hood that it is her grandmother--the dog-as-wolf-as-grandmother is a virtual twin of the dog-as-grandmother, so that the "what big ears you have!" sequence becomes tongue-in-cheek. A few jolting images - of the "wolf" with bloody fangs presiding over a limp raccoon stole, or of it snapping ferociously at Red Riding Hood - may also deter the youngest readers even as their elders are entertained. All ages.
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6.75 USD
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Man's Best Friend - William Wegman Weimaraner William Wegman
Harry N Abrams 0810922665 / 9780810922662 New Softcover
William Wegman is widely respected for his photographs of his Weimaraners. One of his first models (and longtime companion) was a Man Ray, who passed away in 1982. This beautiful dog also plays a starring role in Man's Best Friend, where he is caught posing, napping, and playing in more than 40 (mainly color) photographs. Wegman dresses his dog in a variety of costumes - transforming him into a strange new creature - half man, half canine. There are also some fine portraits of the dog just as a dog. Each exquisite portrait is a testament to Man Ray's beauty - and the strong bond between dog and master. This handsome book is one you'll admire time and time again.
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William Wegman's Polaroids: Weimaraner William Wegman
Harry N. Abrams, Inc 0810992426 / 9780810992429 New softcover
Wegman's witty photographs of his Weimaraner, Man Ray, were already the meat-and-potatoes of his artwork when he was called to check out an experimental Polaroid camera--and bring the dog along. Initially dubious about the 20-by-24-inch color images the behemoth produced, Wegman came to love it and made it the primary tool for his pictures of Man Ray and Man's successors, Fay Ray and members of two generations of her offspring, for the succeeding 24 years. He presents this splendid album of 230 of those pictures--some in black and white, thanks to a special film Polaroid eventually developed--as a summation of his long use of the camera, which is getting rickety (two of the five cameras made are hors de combat). The exceptionally detailed images the camera allows have been the primary reason Wegman has preferred it, and this volume affords the best book experience ever of the exquisite results he got.
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18.95 USD
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