Smith, Ming; Govenar, Alan; Iduma, Emmanuel; Talbert, Janet Hill; Jayawardane, M. Neelika — Ming Smith: An Aperture Monograph

New York / Dallas, Aperture Foundation / Documentary Arts, 2020. Hardcover. Quarto. Hardcover. Front board is metallic illustrated cloth spine and rear are black paper with white titles. Vertical belly band on rear board. 235 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. "A long-awaited monograph on photographer Ming Smith, whose poetic and experimental images have become icons of twentieth-century African American life. One of the greatest artist-photographers working today, Smith moved from the Midwest to New York in the 1970s and began to make images charged with startling beauty and spiritual energy. This long-awaited monograph brings together four decades of Smith's work, celebrating her trademark lyricism, distinctively blurred silhouettes, dynamic street scenes, and deep devotion to theater, music, poetry, and dance-from the "Pittsburgh Cycle" plays of August Wilson to the Afrofuturism of Sun Ra. With never-before-seen images, and a range of illuminating essays and interviews, this tribute to Smith's singular vision promises to be an enduring contribution to the history of American photography. Copublished by Aperture and Documentary Arts"--. VG. Boards are ever so slightly bowed and verticle belly band has some wear, creasing and a innch long tear along the bottom edge.