[Rarebooks] FS: A Kind of Rapture, Bergman photographs SIGNED by Toni Morrison

[Charles Agvent]

[MORRISON,  Toni]  BERGMAN, Robert. A KIND OF RAPTURE.  New  York:
Pantheon    (1998).   First  Edition.   Folio  (9-3/8"   x   11-1/2").
Introduction  by  Toni Morrison and afterword by Meyer  Schapiro,  the
only    text  in  this  absolutely   stunning  collection   of   color
photographic  portraits, mostly of street people, which Schapiro  says
"bring  to  mind  some  of  the  greatest  painted  portraits."  Using
high-resolution  digital  equipment,  Bergman created  his  own  color
separations  for  these photographs which were taken with a simple  35
mm  camera, amateur film, no tripod, and no special lighting. Of this,
his    first  book,  Toni  Morrison   in  her   introduction   states,
"Occasionally  there  arises  an  event or a  moment  that  one  knows
immediately  will  forever  mark a place in the  history  of  artistic
endeavor.  Robert  Bergman's  portraits   represent  such  a  moment."
Obviously,  no light praise and well deserved once you see these truly
amazing  photographs  that have the power to stop you in your  tracks.
This  copy  is  INSCRIBED  to  Ken  and  SIGNED  by  Morrison  at  her
contribution. Fine in Fine dustwrapper.                        $350.00

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