San Francisco, Portrait of a City: 1940-1960

San Francisco, Portrait of a City: 1940-1960

With a landmark around every corner and a picture perfect view atop every hill, San Francisco might be the world's most picturesque city. And yet, the Golden City is so much more than postcard vistas. It's a town alive with history, culture, and a palpable sense of grandeur best captured by a man known as San Francisco's Brassai. Walking the city's foggy streets, the fourth-generation San Franciscan captures the local's view in dramatic black-and-white photosâ€” from fog-drenched mornings in North Beach and cable cars on Market Street to moody night shots of Coit Tower and the twists and turns of Lombard Street. In San Francisco, Portrait of a City 1940â€“1960, Fred Lyon captures the iconic landscapes and one-of-a-kind personalities that transformed the city by the bay into a legend. Lyon's anecdotes and personal remembrances, including sly portraits of San Francisco characters such as writer Herb Caen, painters Richard Diebenkorn and Jean Varda, and madame and former mayor of Sausalito Sally Stanford add an artist's first-hand view to this portrait of a classic American city.

Country	USA
Author	Fred Lyon
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781616893682
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Princeton Architectural Press
Manufacturer	Princeton Architectural Press
NumberOfPages	224
PublicationDate	2014-09-16
Publisher	Princeton Architectural Press
ReleaseDate	2014-09-16
Studio	Princeton Architectural Press

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