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After the ruins, 1906 and 2006 : rephotographing the San Francisco earthquake and fire / Mark Klett ; with Michael Lundgren ; essays by Philip L. Fradkin and Rebecca Solnit, and an interview with the photographer by Karin Breuer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006.Description: 134 p. : ill., (some col.), col. maps ; 26 x 29 cmISBN:
  • 0520244346 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0520245563 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780520244344 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780520245563 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Contents:
Mark Klett, rephotography, and the story of two San Franciscos / an interview with Karin Breuer -- Hell on earth / Philip L. Fradkin -- The ruins of memory / Rebecca Solnit -- Photographs -- Maps of photograph locations -- List of photographs and credits.
Summary: How has San Francisco's urban landscape changed in the hundred years since the earthquake and cataclysmic firestorms that destroyed three-quarters of the city in 1906? For this provocative rephotography project, photographer Klett has gone to the same locations pictured in 45 photographs taken in the days following the 1906 earthquake and fires, and precisely duplicated each photograph's vantage point. The result is a powerful comparison that challenges our preconceptions about time, history, and culture. Features an essay by noted environmental historian Philip Fradkin on the events surrounding and following the 1906 earthquake, which he describes as "the equivalent of an intensive, three-day bombing raid."--From publisher description.
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How exactly has San Francisco's urban landscape changed in the hundred years since the earthquake and cataclysmic firestorms that destroyed three-quarters of the city in 1906? For this provocative rephotography project, bringing past and present into dynamic juxtaposition, renowned photographer Mark Klett has gone to the same locations pictured in forty-five compelling historic photographs taken in the days following the 1906 earthquake and fires and precisely duplicated each photograph's vantage point. The result is an elegant and powerful comparison that challenges our preconceptions about time, history, and culture. "I think the pictures ask us to become aware of the extraordinary qualities of our own distinct moment in time. But it is a realization that a particular future is not guaranteed by the flow of time in any given direction." So says Mark Klett discussing this multilayered project in an illuminating interview included in this lavishly produced volume, which accompanies an exhibition at The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006 features a vivid essay by noted environmental historian Philip Fradkin on the events surrounding and following the 1906 earthquake, which he describes as "the equivalent of an intensive, three-day bombing raid, complete with many tons of dynamite that acted as incendiary devices." A lyrical essay by acclaimed writer Rebecca Solnit considers the meaning of ruins, resurrection, and the evolving geography and history of San Francisco.

Copub: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition After the ruins, 1906 and 2006 : rephotographing the San Francisco earthquake and fire, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, December 17, 2005, to June 4, 2006."

Includes bibliographical references.

Mark Klett, rephotography, and the story of two San Franciscos / an interview with Karin Breuer -- Hell on earth / Philip L. Fradkin -- The ruins of memory / Rebecca Solnit -- Photographs -- Maps of photograph locations -- List of photographs and credits.

How has San Francisco's urban landscape changed in the hundred years since the earthquake and cataclysmic firestorms that destroyed three-quarters of the city in 1906? For this provocative rephotography project, photographer Klett has gone to the same locations pictured in 45 photographs taken in the days following the 1906 earthquake and fires, and precisely duplicated each photograph's vantage point. The result is a powerful comparison that challenges our preconceptions about time, history, and culture. Features an essay by noted environmental historian Philip Fradkin on the events surrounding and following the 1906 earthquake, which he describes as "the equivalent of an intensive, three-day bombing raid."--From publisher description.

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