Evelyn Hofer's career spanned five decades. Despite her extraordinary output, she was underrecognized during her lifetime and was notably referred to by New York Times art critic Hilton Kramer as 'the most famous unknown photographer in America.' She made an impact through a series of photobooks, published throughout the 1960s, devoted to European and American cities, including Florence, London, New York, Washington and Dublin, and a book focused on the country of Spain. Comprising more than 100 photographs in both black and white and color, Eyes on the City accompanies the artist's first major museum exhibition in the United States in over 50 years and is organized around her photobooks. The photographs feature landscapes and architectural views combined with portraiture, conveying the unique character and personality of these urban capitals during a period of intense structural, social and economic transformations after World War II.
Photograph collections--Missouri--Kansas City
Cities and towns--United States--Pictorial works
Cities and towns--Europe--Pictorial works
Photograph collections--Georgia--Atlanta
Europe--Social life and customs--20th century--Pictorial works
United States--Social life and customs--20th century--Pictorial works
Directors' foreword / Rand Suffolk, Julián Zugazagoitia -- Curators' acknowledgments / Gregory J. Harris, April M. Watson -- "Slightly stuck with 'what is there'": Evelyn Hofer and photography in the 1960s / Gregory J. Harris -- Getting under the skin of a city: Evelyn Hofer and her literary collaborators / April M. Watson -- Plates -- Picturing the textures of chocolate city / Brandi T. Summers -- Exhibition checklist -- Photography credits -- Selected books by Evelyn Hofer -- Contributors.