American Grotesque: The Life and Art of William Mortensen

by William Mortensen and Linda Cheng

Book Overview

American Grotesque is a lavish retrospective of grotesque, occult, and erotic images by the forgotten Hollywood photographer William Mortensen (1897-1965), an innovative pictorialist visionary whom Ansel Adams called the "Antichrist" and to whom Anton LaVey dedicated The Satanic Bible.

Mortensen's countless technical innovations and inspired use of special effects prefigures the development of digital manipulation and Photoshop...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936239973
• ISBN13: 9781936239979
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Feral House
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.8" x 12.0"