We use cookies to make your experience better. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. Learn more.
An Attic Full of Trains
Order value over £100: Free shipping
Other territories: £17 per item (Some heavy items are charged extra for overseas orders. If this applies, it will be noted on the title's webpage)
Publisher's description
At the top of Carlotta di Lenardo grandparents’ house in Italy there is a room which houses the library. A hidden door amongst the bookshelves opens into a secret attic, a large room dominated by an enormous model railway, which her grandfather built and added to throughout his life.
Significant though it was for her relationship with him, one day during a family lunch he revealed her another of his not very secret passions – his enduring love for photography – and shared with her his archive of more than 8,000 photographs: a body of vernacular work capturing over half a century of life in vivid colour.
Unknown in his lifetime, Alberto di Lenardo’s work offers a precursor to some of Italy’s best-loved photographers, from Luigi Ghirri to Guido Guidi, with work made across Italy, the USA, Brasil, Morocco, Greece and beyond. In Carlotta’s scrupulous sequencing, An Attic Full of Trains shows us a joyous cross-section of life in the 20th Century: one of beaches and bars, mountains, road trips, lovers and friends.
"The work of Alberto di Lenardo is a precious discovery"
The Guardian
Dimensions | 21 x 14.8 cm |
---|---|
Binding | Softcover |
Signed Copy | No |
Stock & Delivery Status | Ready for despatch within 7 days of order |
Publisher | Mack |
Date Published | 2020 |
ISBN 13 | 9781912339969 |
Edition | 1st edition, 2nd printing 2022 |
No. of Pages | 232 |
Binding Additional | Swiss-bound paperback with flaps |
Author / Photographer | Alberto di Lenardo |
Special Price | £15.00 |