Pencil of Nature
the project’s official photographer
Ralph Richardson
the monograph highlights how Strand effectively transformed the camera into an instrument of both pure artistic modernism and profound social conscience
and the Human Form: The collection showcases Sieff's approach to the human body
Horst: His Work and His World by Valentine Lawford. Untitled (Friends of Photography) Pencil of NatureKnopf, 1984. First edition, hardcover with very good, slightly edge worn, protected dust jacket and red remainder mark at bottom of text block. Internally fine, sound binding. 396 pages, 299 photographs. Major biography of Horst, with extensive quotes by Horst, known primarily for his photography for Vogue and other major magazines. Includes many photos of motion picture, fashion, literary, fine art, and political celebrities, and top fashion models.