Lost places : images of bygone America

Lost places Images of bygone America

Heribert Niehues

Book - 2022

The United States has been shaped by mobility like no other nation on Earth. The automobile made possible almost limitless development, but there was a dark side: ghost towns and deserted regions emerged due to economic crises, cultural shifts, and catastrophic weather. Heribert Niehues's award-winning photographs trace these lonely places, which elicit strange fascination mixed with melancholy for a bygone era. His Hopperesque images of gas stations, diners, motels, houses, and cars document the rise and former glory of a legendary America. Over the decades, only nature has changed their visage, and the old pioneering spirit is still tangible. Hauntingly beautiful, the photos portray the poetry of transience: from east to west, Americ...a as it is rarely seen.

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Subjects
Abandoned buildings > United States > Pictorial works.
Ghost towns > United States > Pictorial works.
Service stations > United States > Pictorial works.
Diners (Restaurants) > United States > Pictorial works.
Automobiles > United States > Pictorial works.
Motels > United States > Pictorial works.
United States > Pictorial works.
Published
Atglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing Ltd [2022]
Language
English
German
Corporate Author
Simulingua, Inc., (Firm)
Main Author
Heribert Niehues (photographer)
Corporate Author
Simulingua, Inc., (Firm) (-)
Item Description
"Originally published as Poesie der Vergänglichkeit ©2020, Delius Klasing & Co. KG" -- Title page verso.
"Translated from the German by Simulingua, Inc." -- Title page verso.
Physical Description
175 pages : chiefly color illustrations, map ; 28 cm
ISBN
9780764363948
  • Introduction
  • Map of lost places
  • Gas stations
  • Diners and motels
  • Buildings
  • Automobiles.

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