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Prestel to Publish 'Ernst Haas: New York in Color, 1952-1962'
18 September 2020
Prestel has announced it will publish Ernst Haas: New York in Color, 1952-1962 on Oct. 6. The 208-page 9.5x11-inch hardback is the first book on Haas dedicated to both his classic photographs and newly-discovered New York City images from the 1950s and early 1960s.
When Haas moved from Vienna to New York City in 1951, he left behind a war-torn continent and a career producing black-and-white images. For Haas, the new medium of color photography was the only way to capture his new home, a city pulsing with energy and humanity.
These images demonstrate Haas's virtuosity and confidence with Kodachrome and the technical challenges of color printing. "Unparalleled in their depth and richness of color, brimming with lyricism and dramatic tension, these images reveal a photographer at the height of his career," Prestel said.
The selection featured in this edition was handpicked by Haas's son Alex, who wrote the foreword. The artist's son is a musician and multimedia artist who lives in Paris and New York and manages his father's estate.
The book also includes an essay by Phillip Prodger, a senior research scholar at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Conn. He has served as the head of photography at the National Portrait Gallery in London. His previous books include William Eggleston Portraits and Martin Parr: Only Portraits.
For more information see the news release below.
'Ernst Haas: New York in Color, 1952-1962' to Be Published Oct. 6
Ernst Haas's color works reveal the photographer's remarkable genius and remind us on every page why we love New York.
Beloved photographer Ernst Haas has long been considered the father of color photography. ERNST HAAS: NEW YORK IN COLOR, 1952-1962 collects for the first time a decade's worth of his stunning imagery of the Big Apple -- many of which have never been seen.
When Haas moved from Vienna to New York City in 1951, he left behind a war-torn continent and a career producing black-and-white images. For Haas, the new medium of color photography was the only way to capture a city pulsing with energy and humanity. These images demonstrate Haas's tremendous virtuosity and confidence with Kodachrome film and the technical challenges of color printing.
Unparalleled in their depth and richness, brimming with lyricism and dramatic tension, these images, curated by the photographer's son, Alex Haas, reveal a photographer at the height of his career. Haas's images, widely featured in such magazines as Life and Vogue, became the subject of the first single-artist exhibition of color photography at New York's Museum of Modern Art in 1962.
This gorgeous volume is both a testament to the photographer's remarkable genius and a reminder -- on every page -- about why we love New York!
About the Authors
Phillip Prodger is senior research scholar at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut. He previously served as the head of photography at the National Portrait Gallery in London. His previous books include William Eggleston Portraits and Martin Parr: Only Portraits.
Alex Haas, the artist's son, is a musician and multimedia artist. He lives in Paris and New York and operates his father's estate.