The Absolute Realist: Collected Writings of Albert Renger-Patzsch, 1923-1967
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--Steffen Siegel, editor of First Exposures: Writings from the Beginning of Photography
"Albert Renger-Patzsch has long been known as a giant of early twentieth-century photography. Thanks to Daniel Magilow's deft editing and translations, an English-speaking public can now learn what a savvy critic and theorist of photography he was as well."
--Pepper Stetler, author of Stop Reading! Look!: Modern Vision and the Weimar Photographic Book
"Daniel H. Magilow brings both a wealth of knowledge and precision to The Absolute Realist--qualities that Albert Renger-Patzsch himself prized. In addition to his astute translations, Magilow offers a fresh and nuanced reading of the photographer's most prominent years. He underscores the tension between consistency and breadth across almost a half century of thought in ways that make this collection of the German modernist's writings especially relevant for readers today."
--Matthew S. Witkovsky, Sandor Chair and Curator of Photography, Art Institute of Chicago
"As the first complete collection of Albert Renger-Patzsch's writings, The Absolute Realist brings one of the twentieth century's most significant photographers into focus as a writer and theorist. Gorgeously illustrated with Renger-Patzsch's photographs--which are by turns hauntingly beautiful, sublime, and downright funny--Daniel H. Magilow's crisp translations and insightful commentary shed new light on Renger-Patzsch's life and work during Germany's most tumultuous decades."
--Elizabeth Otto, Professor of Art History, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
"For photography lovers as well as researchers, The Absolute Realist: Collected Writings of Albert Renger-Patzsch, 1923-1967, edited and translated by Daniel H. Magilow, is undoubtedly a valuable addition to the bookshelf. Magilow's sensitive translation and knowledgeable scholarly introduction allow rare insight into the German photographer's work and thought during the explosive period of National Socialism, and ultimately make for an exceptionally exciting read. Highly recommended."
--Gabriele Conrath-Scholl, Director, Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne
