Woof

By Elliott Erwitt

8-1/2 x 10 in; 176 pp ; 100 duotone photographs
Hardcover
Published in September, 2005
ISBN 0811851125
ISBN13 9780811851121
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Woof -- From acclaimed photographer and famed lover of dogs Elliott Erwitt comes Woof, the most unintentionally persuasive advertisement for dog ownership there ever was. Erwitt's eye is unfailing, and his love for dogs is captured in each and every photo. Digging a hole, barking at a cat, jauntily carrying a stick—Erwitt takes these ordinary moments and makes them extraordinary. The humorist P. G. Wodehouse once said of Erwitt, 'There’s not a sitter in his gallery that doesn't melt the heart, and no beastly class distinctions, either. Thoroughbreds and mutts, they are all there." Add to that the level of respect Mr. Erwitt shows for his subjects: whether it be a scruffy little terrier pausing for a quick pant or a herding dog intensely focused on her flock, with one click of the shutter the individuality of each and every dog is conveyed and memorialized. Mostly new photographs, with a couple of old favorites sprinkled in for good measure, Woof is a celebration of dogs at their finest.

Elliott Erwitt was born in France of Russian émigré parents and lived in Italy for his formative years. He moved to New York in the 1950s, where he met Edward Steichen, Robert Capa, and Roy Stryker. He was invited to join Magnum Photos in 1953 and was a three-term president in the 1960s. His books, journalistic essays, illustrations, and advertisements have been featured in publications around the world for more than forty years. He remains a leading figure in the field of contemporary photography.

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