Brooklyn: A Personal Memoir: With the lost photographs of David Attie, by Truman Capote
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In 2001, Truman Capote’s stylish homage to Brooklyn was brought back into print, but not until 2014— more than fifty years after they were taken—were the original photographs commissioned to illustrate the essay discovered by the late photographer’s son. Also found among the negatives were previously unknown portraits of Capote; none of the photos had ever been published. Now, with the publication of Brooklyn: A Personal Memoir, with the lost photographs of David Attie, the words and images are united for the first time. With an introduction by George Plimpton and afterword by Eli Attie.
Brooklyn: A Personal Memoir: With the lost photographs of David Attie, by Truman Capote- Amazon Sales Rank: #223257 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-03
- Released on: 2015-11-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.54" h x .58" w x 8.56" l, 1.40 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 112 pages
Review "This marriage of Capote's glimmering words with Attie's harmonizing photographs is perfected by the younger Attie's narrative, in this unparalleled addition to the Capote canon.” —Shelf Awareness "When it comes to illustrated works, one relatively slim volume stands out. Bridging the gap between essay collections and glossy coffee table tomes is Brooklyn: A Personal Memoir...A real gem of a find.” —One of the 8 best books in art, Christmas 2015, The Independent (UK) "Now, no matter where you live, you can get back to Capote's Brooklyn with its eccentric rich old ladies, multi-ethnic sailors, also home to drunks, dead horses in the street, ‘brats' that rollerskated and juvenile delinquent gangs because of a marvelous stash of photos of Capote and his Brooklyn world discovered by the son of the photographer David Attie which has been published along with the original essay he was commissioned to write about his 'hood for Holiday Magazine in 1959, in Brooklyn: A Personal Memoir by Truman Capote.” —Patricia Zohn, The Huffington Post "Capote’s meandering thinking and gorgeous prose preserve the waterfront architecture and eccentric locals he had come to love while his contemporaries praised Manhattan. The photos amp up the nostalgic beauty...The Brooklyn celebrated here is definitively, as the title promises, Capote’s personal Brooklyn, and it might seem a far cry from other documentations of the borough in the 1950s. For fans of the writer or devotees of New York history, the celebration of this place, where, 'in the greenless grime-gray, oases do occur, splendid contradictions,' will be a valuable memento.” —Publishers Weekly"The long-lost photos...bring even more life to Capote’s sparkling description of the history and spirit of the neighborhood, with its eccentric characters, back alleys and fine houses ('as elegant and other-era as formal calling cards').” —The New York Times, “Travel"
About the Author
Truman Capote (1924–1984), the novelist, journalist, and celebrated man-about-town, is best known as the author of Other Voices, Other Rooms; The Grass Harp; Breakfast at Tiffany’s; and In Cold Blood. David Attie (1920–1982), a commercial and fine art photographer, began his photographic career as a student of influential Harper’s Bazaar art director Alexey Brodovitch, who gave Attie his first professional assignment: to create a series of photo montages to illustrate Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Attie’s work appeared in Vogue, Time, Newsweek, and Harper’s Bazaar, among other publications. He produced two books of photographs, Russian Self-Portraits, and (together with Chuck Close, Robert Mapplethorpe, and others), Portrait: Theory. George Plimpton (1927–2003), the originator of “participatory journalism,” was the editor of The Paris Review. His books include Paper Lion, Out of My League, The Bogey Man, Open Net, The Curious Case of Sidd Finch, and The X Factor. Eli Attie is a television writer and producer. He served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton, and then as Vice President Al Gore’s chief speechwriter. Attie was a longtime writer on the series The West Wing and House. He grew up in New York City, is a graduate of Hunter College, and lives in Los Angeles.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Home again By Amazon Customer Having grown up on the Heights (I was two when these photos were taken), this was a wonderful portal back to my childhood. One picture in particular actually made me cry at the memory it evoked....a good memory, mind you, but seeing something that I hadn't thought about in probably 50 years was a bit overwhelming. Attie was a wonderful photographer, and you don't have to be a Heights resident to appreciate this book or his talent.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. I highly recommend this book By Marc Tull I am David Attie's nephew and Eli Attie's cousin. David got me started in photography. Family relations not withstanding, I highly recommend this book. It is a son's homage to his father, a time capsule of Brooklyn in 1958 and a reminder that the photographer, and not the camera, makes the photograph.Eli explains David's reluctance to shoot street scenes. Despite his reluctance, his photographs rival the great street and social documentary photographers. Photographers enjoying this book should keep in mind that David probably shot with a twin lens, fixed focal length reflex, using 12 exposure rolls of Tri-X film. At best, he would have been able to "push" the film to 800 ASA. This makes the interior shots even more remarkable.I understand that the photographs were selected from about 800 negatives. I have shot hundreds of street scenes, with technical advantages far beyond anything available to David. Out of those hundreds of shots, I have two that I am even willing to show, and those don't even come close.Every photographer should have a copy of this book. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Capote's 1950's Brooklyn Heights in Photos By aron row Originally written for Holiday Magazine in 1959, Capote captured the essence of his Brooklyn Heights’ residency along with its iconic buildings and the offbeat denizens residing in its environs. Spiced with Capote’s maverick appraisals, the essay revives a memory of a neighborhood from a bygone era. But the essence of this edition is the publication of David Attie’s photographs commissioned in 1958 to publicize Capote and the upcoming production of Breakfast at Tiffanys. Unfortunately these images were never published, and only after fifty years were they discovered by the photographer's son. These pictures comprise the bulk of the book and now reveal two photos of a young Truman posed against and within the gigantic winding staircase of his Brooklyn Heights Willow Street residence. The remaining shots capture in crisp black and white the essence of Brooklyn Heights in the 1950’s. The scenes of the shops, buildings, neighborhoods, river, and especially the resident teens and local folk summon the viewer back to a bygone time so aptly portrayed in this compelling memoir. Further enhancing this edition is the laudable introduction by George Plimpton.
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