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The Last 150 Years Told through Mug Shots
出版Seven Stories Press, 2011-01-04
主題Photography / PhotojournalismPhotography / Subjects & Themes / Portraits & SelfiesHistory / United States / General
ISBN16098009669781609800963
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ab-rrLvaCgcC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Every year twelve million Americans are arrested and photographed by the police. In many ways, mug shots are our history. Using a dazzling selection of mug shots that are arrestingly raw in their starkness and strangely eloquent in their simplicity, this absorbing, humorous, often bewildering collection sheds a whole new light on our rebellious century.
From political icons Martin Luther King Jr.and Angela Davis, to A-list celebrities Hugh Grant and 50 Cent, from killer Ted Kaczynski to the actor who aided in Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, from prisoners of Auschwitz to a bearded Saddam Hussein, all of them declare a simple truth: The last 150 years told through police photography is truly an alternative history. Author Giacomo Papi’s brisk and insightful commentary enlightens us with intriguing backstories and little-known facts.
A feast for the eyes and the mind, Booked presents an ingenious and utterly unique snapshot of our times.