Book Description
An expanded and revised edition of the famous book of portraits of prostitutes in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, the inspiration for the Louis Malle film Pretty Baby. This new edition includes 52 tritone photos printed in a large format. The text from the original edition--by John Szarjowski, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art--is reprinted here, along with a new Introduction by Susan Sontag.
Ingram
A stunning collection of fifty-two dramatic tritone portrait photographs captures the world of prostitutes in New Orleans during the early twentieth century, accompanied by an incisive critical analysis of the enigmatic photographer and his work. 10,000 first printing.
