{"product_id":"ernst-haas-the-american-west","title":"Ernst Haas: The American West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis collection of striking color images from the American West is both a moving national portrait as well as a celebration of analog color photography from an undisputed genius of the form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe photographer behind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine’s first ever all-color photographic essay, Ernst Haas made—and captured—history as an early adopter of Kodachrome film. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Austrian-born artist had already established himself as a black and white photographer when he moved to America in 1951. But as a member of the renowned Magnum agency, he transformed the genre with his color-saturated images, the perfect medium for capturing America’s geographic and cultural landscapes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom desert storms, Route 66 gas stations, and Las Vegas neon to rolling prairie, dilapidated farms, small-town parades, and city sidewalks, Haas’ perfectly composed images, contain a distinct pictorial language, suffused with poetry, pattern, and light. At the same time his pictures communicate a journalist’s point of view, whether the subject is rural poverty, suburban comfort, or the myth of the American West. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe remarkable book offers a vision of America that feels both poignantly distant and reassuringly familiar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46070013460698,"sku":"9783791388250","price":73.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/0371\/5780\/files\/81ShUHR6R9L._SL1500_a87e1a92-1c2d-4299-93cd-2b5c8f79d2df.jpg?v=1734982104","url":"https:\/\/studio-argentique.myshopify.com\/products\/ernst-haas-the-american-west","provider":"Studio Argentique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}