Anthony Hernandez: L. A. 1971

Hardcover | 30.48 x 0.76 x 20.32 cm | 32 pp

Silas Finch | 2014 | 9781936063093

Rare & collectable

This sequence of 12 images―all taken in Los Angeles, California on the same day in 1971―represents some of the earliest black-and-white work by American photographer Anthony Hernandez (b. 1947). Beautifully printed in tritone on McCoy Silk coated paper, the book features cloth end sheets and printed aluminium front and back covers.

The normality of the subjects chosen by the artist counteracts the glamorous myth of the metropolis. In this early sequence Hernandez documents the routines of the urbanites. Positioning his camera in front of a diner’s door he photographs the leaving guests one by one.

Anthony Hernandez is an American photographer who divides his time between Los Angeles, his birthplace, and Idaho. His photography has ranged from street photography to images of the built environment and other remains of civilisation, particularly those discarded or abandoned elements that serve as evidence of human presence. He has spent most of his career photographing in Los Angeles and environs.