Umbo

VF as new copy, scarce monograph with lightest amount of shelf wear. Photo Poche 66: Umbo,Text by Herbert Molderings. Photographs by Umbo. Centre Naional de la Photographie, Paris, French, 1996. France, Np, 61 duotone illustrations, 5×7½”, 62 black and white photos, bio, and text in French, Near perfect copy, unmarked, as new.

In the 1920s, Umbo was a name which caused sensation in the avant-garde photography scene. Everything Umbo did was new: he created a new type of portrait, captured striking images of the New Woman, and contributed to a new type of street photography and photo-journalism.

Umbo was, above all, a highly unconventional photographer. He studied at the Bauhaus in 1921, where he met his mentor Johannes Itten and his close friend, fellow artist Paul Citroen. After two years, he was expelled for not conforming and was drawn to Berlin in the mid-20s, where he immersed himself in the bohemian life. Yet, Umbo lived in poverty, was frequently forced to sleep on the street, and was still searching for the best medium for his artistic expression. Thanks to Paul Citroen, he discovered photography, and as the story goes, Umbo was propelled to fame almost overnight because of his first published picture in 1927. He soon became one of the most sought-after photographers of the Weimar Republic, and made waves with his dazzling portraits of the women of bohemian Berlin, often ablaze with a blurred sensuality. -Unbo Artland Magazine

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