Photobooth: The Art of the Automatic Portrait

By Raynal Pellicer

Since its introduction to the public in September of 1926 on a street corner in New York City, the automatic photobooth has captured the interest of the general public and fine artists alike. Raynal Pellicer, author of Mug Shots , examines the self-portraits--sometimes practical, sometimes whimsical--produced by this enduring 20th-century novelty. The countless documents included here feature shots of Francis Bacon, Billy Childish, Allen Ginsberg, John F. Kennedy, Anne Frank, Salvador Dal , Andr Breton, Wim Wenders, Walker Evans, and John Lennon, among others. Photobooth draws a fantastic inventory of artistic variations on the snapshot, bringing together works of art and self-portraits of persons both known and unknown, from the 1920s to the present.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810996111
• ISBN13: 9780810996113
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.6" x 9.4"