{"product_id":"evelyn-hofer-eyes-on-the-city-9781636810973","title":"Evelyn Hofer: Eyes on the City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow Hofer used the photobook form to chronicle American and European cities in an era of postwar transformation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvelyn Hofer was a highly innovative photographer whose prolific career spanned five decades. Despite her extraordinary output, she was underrecognized during her lifetime and was notably referred to by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e art critic Hilton Kramer as \"the most famous unknown photographer in America.\" She made her greatest impact through a series of photobooks, published throughout the 1960s, devoted to European and American cities, including Florence, London, New York, Washington and Dublin, and a book focused on the country of Spain.\u003cbr\u003eComprising more than 100 photographs in both black and white and color, \u003ci\u003eEyes on the City\u003c\/i\u003e accompanies the artist's first major museum exhibition in the United States in over 50 years and is organized around her photobooks. The photographs feature landscapes and architectural views combined with portraiture, conveying the unique character and personality of these urban capitals during a period of intense structural, social and economic transformations after World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvelyn Hofer\u003c\/b\u003e (1922-2009) was born in Germany and moved to New York in 1946. She was an early adopter of color photography and published assignments for many major magazines including \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e. Hofer collaborated with authors such as Mary McCarthy and V.S. Pritchett on several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Stones of Florence\u003c\/i\u003e (1959), \u003ci\u003eLondon Perceived\u003c\/i\u003e (1962) and \u003ci\u003eDublin: A Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e (1967). She died in Mexico City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Delmonico Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725760172306,"sku":"9781636810973","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_25c0cb72-841e-4d54-9aec-1b01a9dc1406.jpg?v=1734843630","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/evelyn-hofer-eyes-on-the-city-9781636810973","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}