DISCIPLE & MASTER

(New York): Fotofolio, 2000. First American edition. Fine in near fine jacket.. First English-language edition of Witkin's presentation of his own work in dialogue with his influences. An illuminating lesson in the history of photography and the conscious receptivity to artistic inspiration, DISCIPLE AND MASTER presents Witkin's own photographs with their direct influences on facing pages, selected and with explanatory text by Witkin himself. His 'masters': Weegee, Jacques Henri Lartique, Lewis Carroll, William Blake, Brassaï, Man Ray, Diane Arbus, and a number of others. With an introductory essay by Pierre Borhan. 11.5'' x 11.5''. Original gray paper boards. Black endpapers. In original periwinkle dust jacket. Black and white plates. 120 pages.