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There are very few artistsin the true sense of the termwho practice photography. A photograph by Bill Brandt proclaims him an artist and a poet of the highest order. Ansel Adams Few photographers have spanned the genres from photojournalism to true artistic endeavor as completely as Bill Brandt. Yet Brandts journalism was never strictly reportage; all his work reflected a clear artistic purpose. His qualities as an artist were never better expressed than in his series of nudes, photographed in the studio and on location over a period of thirty-five years. He published that work in two justly famous books: (1961) and (1980). Now the oeuvre has been brought together in a single volume in , previously published only in a limited edition. This book reflects Brandts original selection and organization of the images. Each of the sections is introduced with a succinct and revealing essay on the work by Mark Haworth-Booth. 142 duotone illustrations