Taking shots : the photography of William S. Burroughs / John Sears, Patricia Allmer with contributions by Barry Miles, Susan Laxton and David Brittain.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Munich : Prestel, 2014Description: 160 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9783791348797 (hbk.) :
  • 3791348795
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23
Summary: Renowned and highly regarded for his experiments with literature, painting, film, and music, William S. Burroughs was also a prolific photographer. However, his photographic work, consisting of several thousand images, has so far received litte critical attention or sustained public exposure. This book reproduces many unseen photographs and offers insights into his photographic practices.
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at The Photographers' Gallery, London, January 17th-April 6th, 2014.

Renowned and highly regarded for his experiments with literature, painting, film, and music, William S. Burroughs was also a prolific photographer. However, his photographic work, consisting of several thousand images, has so far received litte critical attention or sustained public exposure. This book reproduces many unseen photographs and offers insights into his photographic practices.

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