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NICARAGUA JUNE 1978 - JULY 1979 - SIGNED BY SUSAN MEISELAS
(MEISELAS, SUSAN). Meiselas, Susan. Claire Rosenberg, Editor. New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc. & The International Center of Photography, 2008. First Edition Thus. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np (120pp), 71 color illustrations. Designed by Susan Mitchell. With a chronology. "Originally published in 1981, Susan Meiselas' "Nicaragua" is a modern classic - a seminal contribution to the literature of concerned photojournalism that forms an extraordinary narrative of a nation in turmoil. Starting with a powerful and chilling evocation of the Somoza regime during its decline in the late 1970s, the images trace the evolution of the popular resistance that led to the insurrection, culminating with the triumph of the Sandinista revolution in 1979. The 2008 edition includes "Pictures from a Revolution", a DVD in which Meiselas returns to the scenes she originally photographed, tirelessly tracking down the subjects and interviewing them about the reality of post-revolution Nicaragua. The DVD booklet features a new interview with Meiselas in which she discusses the history of the project". A brand new, pristine example of the Aperture first edition published in conjunction with the 2008 International Center of Photography exhibition "Susan Meiselas: In History" (whose 1981 predecessor is cited on page 252 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II" and page 245 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally SIGNED AND DATED "Susan Meiselas / Photo LA 1.10.09" in black marker on the title page. 1-59711-071-X Inventory Number: 022594