{"product_id":"sumiharu-watanabe-face-washington-square","title":"SUMIHARU WATANABE \/ Face of Washington Square","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSumiharu Watanabe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFace of Washington Square (Washington Hiroba no Kao), 1965\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSoftcover in publisher's printed slipcase with original obi, unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e26 x 18.5cm\u003cbr\u003eHashimoto Yuyudo, Tokyo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVery Good. Complete with the publisher's original slipcase and obi. The slipcase shows moderate age toning, light rubbing and scattered shelf wear, with minor wear to the extremities. The book itself is clean and well preserved, with a sound binding, bright pages and only light handling wear. A handsome, complete example of this increasingly scarce photobook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"713\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePublished in New York in 1965, \u003cem data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"225\"\u003eFace of Washington Square\u003c\/em\u003e is the first and only photobook by Japanese photographer Sumiharu Watanabe. Made while living in New York in the early 1970s, the book offers an intimate portrait of Washington Square Park and the eclectic community that gathered there during a period of profound cultural and social change. Watanabe's quietly observant photographs move between candid street scenes and lyrical moments of everyday life, capturing the spirit of downtown Manhattan with remarkable warmth and sensitivity.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"1000\"\u003eLong out of print and increasingly difficult to source, \u003cem data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"798\"\u003eFace of Washington Square\u003c\/em\u003e has become one of the most sought-after Japanese photobooks documenting New York, prized for its understated vision and its unique position within the history of both Japanese and American photography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SUMIHARU WATANABE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52000272843033,"sku":"PHO-STR-2602-0012","price":825.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/5024\/2841\/files\/IMG_1525.jpg?v=1783851607","url":"https:\/\/landslidebooksandobjects.com\/products\/sumiharu-watanabe-face-washington-square","provider":"Landslide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}