A prolific artist

"[Contains] clear descriptions and sensitive comments on the style and human interest of the monuments

It tells the famous story of the yearly return of the swallows to the Mission San Juan Capistrano through the eyes of a small child

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Yellow can be the color of a man's straw hat or the light of summer shining through the trees

In Focus: Eugène Atget for the book worm A prolific artistGordon Baldwin Eugne Atget (18571927) spent nearly thirty years photographing details of often inconspicuous buildings, side streets, cul de sacs, and public sculptures in his beloved Paris. Yet before his death, he was practically unknown outside of that city. His genius was first recognized in about 1924 by two young Americans living and working in ParisMan Ray and his studio assistant, Berenice Abbottwho appreciated the elements of contradiction,