| Book by Marvin Heiferman (Author), Diane Keaton
(Author), Carole Kismaric (Editor)
Exhibition curated by Diane Keaton
Here is what Michael Rogers of Library Journal had to
say about the book:
The L.A. Herald Express was a tabloid rag started by Citizen Hearst
in 1931, which miraculously managed to line the bottoms of bird
cages for 30 years until merging with the L.A. Examiner. The paper
thrived on grab-you-by-the-throat headlines, sensationalistic
stories, and photos of everything from tear-jerker shots of lost
dogs, to gruesome crime scenes of headless and handless corpses,
to fires, cross-dressers, and school kids practicing air-raid
drills in hopes that hiding under their desks would protect them
from being turned into raisins in the event of a nuclear exchange
with the Commies. These 92 duotones from the Library's collection
selected by editor Keaton (yes, it's that Diane Keaton) hearken
back to the days of whiskey-breathed news hacks and cigar-champing
shutterbugs leering out from behind weathered Speed Graphics with
no. 2 press bulbs and lightsaber flashes. Mostly kitschy now,
they nonetheless have value in showing how editors enhanced the
emotional kick of a still photo by retouching the prints with
drawn-in tears, etc. Press photography is gaining acceptance as
an art form, so this volume should be of interest. Good fun at
a good price. Recommended. (Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information,
Inc.) |
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