The Frozen image : Scandinavian photography

Minneapolis : Walker Art Center ; New York : Abbeville Press, 1982, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 207 p. : illustrated ; (some in color) ; 31 cm. ; ISBN: 0896593118; 9780896593114; LCCN: 82-72450 ; LC: TR88.5; Dewey: 779.0948074; OCLC: 8669677 ; introductory essays by Martin Friedman, with contributions by Henning Bender ; Exhibition organized by Walker Art Center to be held in several American cities in 1982-8 ; Contents : Introduction : the frozen image / Martin Friedman -- The endless vista. Introduction -- The primal landscapes of Knud Knudsen / Robert Meyer -- Carl Curman : Stockholm and the west coast / Bo Grandien -- Beyond the Arctic Circle. Introduction -- From expedition to holiday / Bjørn Ochsner -- Nomads and settlers. Introduction -- Photographers of the "Reindeer People" / Solveig Greve -- Finland in the photographs of Inha and Paulaharju / Ismo Kajander -- Photography in Iceland : two pioneers / Gudmundur Ingólfsson -- The early urbanists. Introduction -- The early streets of Copenhagen / John Erichsen -- Klemming and Blomberg : Belle Epoque Stockholm / Rolf Söderberg -- Peter P. Lundh : vacation in Mölle / Jan Olsheden -- Portraits. Introduction -- Portraits by Heinrich Tønnies / Henning Bender -- Henry B. Goodwin's women / Leif Wigh -- The painter's lens. Introduction -- Munch and photography / Arne Eggum -- The painted photography of John Riise / Robert Meyer -- Wladimir Schohin : an early color master / Bert Carpelan -- The event. Introduction -- Hans Malmberg, Swedish photojournalist / Rune Hassner -- Christer Strömholm : images of the dispossessed / Allan Porter -- Photography of the Danish resistance / Knud Nellemose -- Scandinavia today. The new generation / Lennart Durehed -- Additional Plates -- A sketch of Scandinavian history / Michael F. Metcalf. ; Gathers landscapes, portraits, and photographs of arctic explorers, Lapplanders, and cities by Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, and Norwegian photographers ; Martin Friedman has served as a guest curator and advisor to a number of art museums since retiring as director of the Walker Art Center in 1990. During his more than 30-year tenure at the Walker, Friedman built a major collection of paintings and sculptures, created the world-famous Minneapolis Sculpture Garden adjacent to the museum, and originated numerous exhibitions of contemporary art. His friendship with Chuck Close goes back to 1969 when he acquired the now-iconic "Big Self-Portrait" from Close for the Walker's collection. In 1980 the museum organized the first Close retrospective, and in the mid-1990s Friedman began a series of discussions with the artist, out of which this book grew. ; blue cloth in photographic color dustjacket ; jacket sunned ; FINE/G.