Eisenstaedt A. Germany

Harry N. Abrams, 1981. — 118 p.Still active in his career in his eighties, in 1979 Eisenstaedt returned to his native (Germany after an absence of forty-four years — to photograph the Germany of today, as he had photographed it much earlier, in the 1920s and 1930s. The results are here: a provocative juxtaposition of
a selection of Eisenstaedts finest photographs taken in Germany during his early career with those from his present trip.Here are the kind of photographs that have earned Eisenstaedt his reputation as a master photographer — pictures of the famous people and heroes of our age, pictures of momentous historical events, or pictures of what may at first glance seem commonplace but has much larger meaning — the subject matter always caught and perceived at exactly the right moment. Thus Eisenstaedts photographs defy the passing of time; although they are rooted in a particular moment and context, we continue to experience the richness of their meaning even years later.Eisenstaedts eloquent art in this new volume of his work is supplemented by sensitive and thoughtful essays on his accomplishment by Gregory A. Vitiello, who edited the book and who traveled with the photographer during his return to Germany; by Dr. Joshua Taylor, Director of the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution; and by Dr. Klaus Honnef, Curator of the Bonn Museum.The book also includes a biographical outline of Eisenstaedts life.