When Elephants Come to Town - A Visual Anthology (Attlee James)(Pevná vazba)

This book captures the 'soul' and man's timeless fascination with the elephant Follow elephants on their journey from Ancient Rome to Coney Island and beyond Attlee describes his personal experiences with elephants and outlines the broader context of the relationship between man and pachyderm through the ages "Through this extraordinary selection of photographs and accompanying text, we follow elephants on their journey from Ancient Rome to Coney Island and beyond. Across battlefields and city bridges, in railroad cars and circus rings, adored, applauded and at times brutally mistreated, elephants have truly come to town." - James Attlee. When Elephants Come to Town: A Visual Anthology is a celebration of man's timeless fascination with the world's largest land animal through the medium of photography. The joy and excitement elephants arouse when they make an appearance in our lives is brought to life through a combination of iconic photographs by, amongst others, Garry Winogrand and unattributed, archival material. Rather than a series of contemporary nature photographs, the book is a collection of exceptional images from around the world of elephants in captivity, dating from Victorian times to the height of circus culture in the mid-20th century, many of them taken by anonymous photographers. Elephants parade through the streets and perform tricks in circuses and shows, their riders ranging from royalty to children, from showgirls to soldiers. In times of war they assis
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