THE GALLERY EDITION. A standard-format 10x8 inch hardcover monograph featuring 97 plates. This edition offers a comprehensive look at Robert Leiserowitz’s mastery of light and shadow in a classic, library-friendly size.
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ROBERT LEISEROWITZ (1927–2018) devoted his life to the mastery of the gelatin silver print, pursuing an ever-ascending standard that produced a body of work defined by formal clarity, tonal richness, and technical rigor. A lifelong advocate of the West Coast aesthetic, he worked exclusively in black and white, utilizing natural light and custom-mixed developers to achieve prints he described as “beautiful, quiet, and well-balanced.”
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Leiserowitz’s commitment to the medium was recognized by both peers and institutions. He cultivated his artistry alongside Ansel Adams and maintained close ties to Cole and Brett Weston, a connection reflected in years of personal and professional correspondence. Through a career that included more than sixty-five exhibitions and a national traveling show, he secured his place as an enduring figure in twentieth-century American photography. As the founder of his own gallery in Iowa, he championed this lineage of purist photography, bringing the photographic canon to the Midwest.
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This monograph presents a selection of his most important work—from the regional landscapes of his formative years to the refined, high-contrast still lifes that characterized his mature style. Driven by an absolute standard, he relentlessly destroyed any print that fell short of his ideal for museum-quality work.
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For curators, collectors, and historians, these pages offer a definitive look at an artist who transformed light and shadow into a legacy of exceptional depth and integrity.
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NOTE: This monograph is available in two formats: a 12x12 Deluxe Edition and this 10x8 Gallery Edition.