Les Chiens De Paris/Dogs in Paris: Dogs in Paris

By Barnaby Conrad III

Book Overview

Great photographers have long been fascinated by the City of Light's obsession with dogs, and, in Les Chiens de Paris, Barnaby Conrad III has amassed an irresistible collection of photographs of Parisian dogs taken over the last century. From Nadar's touching 1865 portrait of a boy and his dog to huge hounds, miniature pooches, and jaunty mongrels captured by Lartigue, Erwitt, Doisneau, and Cartier-Bresson, these timeless, black-and-white images resonate with comedy, poignancy, and joie de vivre.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811807436
• ISBN13: 9780811807432
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Dogs and Paris until 1960

For reasons which are not very clear to me, the collection of photographs seems to stop in the mid sixties. The other curious aspect of this book, is that it not really focused on the canines living in Paris, it seems to be more oriented towards on those Parisians who like dogs. Still, the images and too frozen and it feels as a way of life that happened a long time ago but no longer exists. Actually the contrary is true, the Parisians are incorporating their dogs into their lives more closely than ever. If the author had taken the effort to include more material it would be much better.

Every picture is a gem.

This is a much better deal than the more popular "Dogdogs" (Erwitt), even at 1/9th the size and half-again the cost. Many big names are in here-- Doineau, Cartier-Bresson, Erwitt. Barnaby Conrad has carefully chosen the choicest shots he could get. Every single picture is a gem. Most are as good-- and as droll-- as the cover.