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Raymond Jacobs was a native New Yorker, born in Brooklyn in 1923. He studied photography with Lisette Model and Sid Grossman. Throughout the 1950s, he thoughtfully took New York City and its boroughs as his subject matter, creating a powerful portfolio o f images. Fascinated with jazz clubs and Coney Island, Jacobs combed the city examining architecture, people, and nightlife through his unforgiving, intense lens. Jacobs' work added immeasurably to the postwar period o f New York photography. His work was included in the seminal exhibition "The Family o f Man" curated by Edward Steichen for the Museum o f Modern Art in New York in 1955. Many o f the images in this monograph are shown for the first time, bringing attention to his extraordinary talent and vision. An exhibition o f Raymond Jacobs' photographs titled, Raymond Jacobs Rediscovered was held at the Tremaine Gallery o f the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut in spring 2006. Eleanor and Raymond Jacobs were married for nearly forty years. She studied painting and art history at New York University, receiving her degree in 1979. The Jacobs' brought the Danish Earth Shoe Company to the United States, successfully selling the popular footwear until 1977. Eleanor Jacobs returned to work in the art world for Sotheby's and Hirschl & Adler Galleries in New York. After her husband died in 1993, she retired and now lives in New York and Connecticut. Relié: 172 pages Editeur : Pointed Leaf Press (30 mars 2007) Langue : Anglais