Free from formal artistic training
This volume showcases his absolute mastery of silver gelatin printing
cementing his legacy as both a masterful visual chronicler of American life and an architectural pillar of photographic education
and occasionally the gentle wear and decay of shared public environments
Oblong wraps
Schulthess, Emil. The Amazon by Emil Schulthess. Untitled (Friends of Photography) Free from formal artistic trainingSimon and Schuster, 1962. 1st edition, 1st printing, near fine with moderate wear and soiling on spine. Illustrated boards, issued without dust jacket. Beautifully designed oblong book. [Another of the dozen or so large photo books, not including various editions and translations, by Swiss photographer Emil Schulthess (19131996), whose publications depict Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, South America, and the United States.] Summary: The Amazon by