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McDermott, David & McGough, Peter & Deruytter, Wouter (Artist/Photographers) : A History Of Photography: With "anachronism Abroad"

Arena Editions, Santa Fe, NM, 1998

ISBN 0965728021

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 144 pages. Rare McDermott & McGough collectible set. A fine copy of "McDermott & McGough: A History of Photography" with a pristine copy of Wouter Deruytter's "Anachronism Abroad: Photographs of McDermott & McGough". Retrospective collection of photographs. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. The production values are exemplary: Oversize-volume format. Blue cloth boards with titles embossed on cover and spine. Photographs by McDermott & McGough. Essay by Mark Alice Durant. Printed on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper by EBS in Verona, Italy to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents McDermott & McGough's "A History of Photography". Latter-day dandies of an era gone by. "The artist team of McDermott & McGough have mined the history of aesthetics as a means to illuminate the present condition of art and culture. With biting irony, and an unmistakably camp sensibility, McDermott & McGough have long employed a visual language that draws heavily from earlier movements: Romanticism, the Pre-Raphaelites, Symbolism, Mannerism/Decadence, and Pictorialism. But their work is closely tied to the present day. This first retrospective monograph of their photographic work underscores the tenacity of their mission to seek a future in the past. Included are the duo's portraits, nudes, still lifes, and architectural pictures, utilizing such archaic processes as gum-bichromate, cyanotype, platinum palladium, and salt printing" (Publisher's blurb). In turn, Wouter Derutter pays homage to their art in his lovely gem of a volume called "Anachronism Abroad". Deruytter's photographs of the duo beautifully mirror their artistic approach and subject with love, tenderness, and beauty. An absolute "must-have" set for McDermott & McGough and Wouter Deruytter collectors. These two titles are modern art and photography classics. As far as we know, this is the only set (consisting of "McDermott & McGough: A History of Photography" and "Anachronism Abroad") available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, pristine beauties. Please note: Copies of the Arena Editions title are still readily available online. This is the only pristine copy of "Anachronism Abroad" we have ever found. A rare set thus. 64 color plates. Three of the most brilliant artist/photographers of our time. A fine set. (SEE ALSO OTHER WOUTER DERUYTTER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0965728021.

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