Jakob Tuggener : Bücher und Filme = books and films / herausgegeben von = edited by Martin Gasser ; mit Texten von = with text contributions by Martin Gasser, Severin Rüegg, Maria Euphemia Tuggener.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tuggener, Jakob.

Contributor:

Perkins Architectural Rare Book Fund.

Gasser, Martin, 1955-

Rüegg, Severin

Tuggener, Maria Euphemia

Jakob Tuggener-Foundation.

Stiftung für die Photographie (Switzerland)

Steidl Verlag

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Tuggener, Jakob.

Short films.

Black-and-white photography.

Documentary photography.

Switzerland.

Tuggener, Jakob--Exhibitions.

Photography, Artistic--Exhibitions.

Photography, Artistic.

Documentary photography--Switzerland--Exhibitions.

Black-and-white photography--Exhibitions.

Short films--Switzerland--Exhibitions.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

13 volumes : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 35 cm + 2 DVDs (4 3/4 in.) + 11 sheets

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Bücher und Filme

Books and films

Place of Publication:

Göttingen : Steidl ; Winterthur : Fotostiftung Schweiz, 2017.

Language Note:

In German and English.

Summary:

Jakob Tuggener's key photographic motifs were conditions in the factory, simple life in the countryside and the glamour of high society. At the same time Tuggener was fascinated by railroads, ports, ships, car races and airshows. Through photography he sought to capture all facets of modern life in a world between dark factories and glittering ballrooms. From the mid-1930s Tuggener made book maquettes of all these subjects, each crafted meticulously by hand and featuring up to 150 original photos. None of these was published in his lifetime except Fabrik in 1943, his seminal Bildepos der Technik which has formed the basis of his international reputation and was reprinted by Steidl in 2011. Many of Tuggener's subjects are also the focus of his short films, whose style oscillates between the documentary and fantasy. 'Books and films' comprises facsimiles of twelve of Tuggener's original maquettes, dating from 1936 to 1982, as well as a selection of his 16mm films on DVD. Both these silent black-and-white films and his photobooks contain no text, just as he intended. Exhibition: Fotostifung Schweiz, Winterthur, Switzerland (21.10.2017-28.01.2018).

Contents:

[v. 1] Jakob Tuggner : Bücher und Filme = books and films

[v. 2] Die Insel der verlorenen Schiffe (1936)

[v. 3] Holzhäuser am Thunersee (1941)

[v. 4] Polen-Wache (1942)

[v. 5] Uri, Schwyz (1943)

[v. 6] Sullana, Maag, Tornos, Bührle, MFO, Escher Wyss (um 1943)

[v. 7] Uf em Land, 1935-1945 (1953)

[v. 8] Schwarzes Eisen, 1935-1950 (1950)

[v. 9] Grand Prix Bern für Automobile und Motorräder, 1936-50 (1982)

[v. 10] Die Maschinenzeit, 1942-1951 (1952)

[v. 11] Im Hafen von Antwerpen und Rotterdam (1953)

[v. 12] Ballnächte (Das Kolosseum), 1934-1959 (1959)

[v. 13] Die Eisenbahn II (1967).

Notes:

On the occasion of an exhibition held at the Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur, October 21, 2017 - January 28, 2018.

"Published in cooperation with Fotostiftung Schweiz and the Jakob Tuggener Foundation"--Colophon.

DVD titles: 14 Filme (Stummfilme) = 14 films (silent films) ; 2 Filme mit Musik von Ulrich Gasser = 2 films with music by Ulrich Gasser.

Volumes 2-4 and 6-13 each include a sheet with captions for the photographs in the respective volume.

All volumes housed together in wooden case.

Includes bibliographical references and filmography.

Local Notes:

Fine Arts Rare copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2018 from Otto Harrassowitz.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Perkins Architectural Rare Book Fund.

ISBN:

9783958293281

395829328X

OCLC:

1039858699

Publisher Number:

9783958293281