First edition of Factory Valleys by Lee Friedlander. First impression. Medium format hardback in very good condition. Some shelf wear to the dust jacket only. Signed by the artist on the title page. About Considered by many (including the artist), to be Friedlander's best book! From the publisher: "In 1979, Friedlander was commissioned by the Akron Art Museum to document the industrial area of the Ohio River Valley. Over the course of the following year, he traveled in Ohio and Pennsylvania, photographing the towns, cities, factories, and workers. The result is not only a stunning reportage of the industrial heartland of America, but also an insightful portrait of the contemporary American social landscape, seen with Friedlander's unique blend of formal brilliance, elliptical wit, and acute perception. As Leslie Katz states in the afterword, 'Not since the Great Depression has a series of images shown the factory world with the clarity that this book does.'"
