{"product_id":"jacques-henri-lartigue-a-sporting-life-9782330016111","title":"Jacques Henri Lartigue: A Sporting Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eJacques Henri Lartigue was fascinated by the ascent of sport in the early twentieth century as a fashionable pastime for the middle classes  and was himself a keen sportsman. Lartigues entirely unposed photographs  presented album-style in this gorgeous  luxurious and delightful volume  capture both the joyous exuberance of amateur sports--racing  skiing  tennis  gymnastics  hang gliding--and the particular character of its popularity in the first half of the twentieth century. Lartigue is an absolute master at conveying the dynamism of the human body at play--the peculiar shapes it can contort into  and the gestures that can express anything from easy nonchalance to fierce focus. These photographs also serve as a historical catalogue of the paraphernalia and smart casual clothing associated with each sport. A Sporting Life is divided into five themed chapters: The Sportsman  Taking the Air  Training  Women and Children and Sport as Spectacle. Here  we witness how sports were transforming social relations  introducing new opportunities for expression  especially across gender lines. In an essay  historian Thierry Terret reveals the complexity of Lartigues technical approach to photography  and looks at the issues surrounding the rise of sport in its modern incarnation as a leisure pursuit and as commerce. In a preface  novelist Anne-Marie Garat (whose own narratives often feature the themes of photography and family) provides a personal perspective on Lartigues sports photography  also exploring the role played by sport in the development of photography itself. The book is copublished with Herms  in celebration of its 2013 sports theme.  Jacques Henri Lartigue (18941986) was a French photographer and painter  most famous for his photographs of the leisure activities of Frances middle and upper classes. An avid photographer from the age of seven  Lartigue gained fame for his photo albums  which provide a comprehensive chronicle of the twentieth century in France and abroad  and for his official portraits.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67975214596149,"sku":"ByrdShop_2330016115","price":71.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9782330016111.jpg?v=1794647298","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/jacques-henri-lartigue-a-sporting-life-9782330016111","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}