{"product_id":"san-francisco-portrait-of-a-city-multilingual-edition-9783836574853","title":"San Francisco: Portrait of a City (Multilingual Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eStarting with an early picture of a gang of badass gold prospectors who put this beautiful Northern California city on the map  this ambitious and immersive photographic history of San Francisco takes a winding tour through the city from the midnineteenth century to the present day.  Enjoy eye-catching views of the citys most enduring landmarks and symbols: the Golden Gate Bridge  Chinatown  the picturesque trams that wind up and down the famously steep hills  the popular waterfront  its beautiful bay  and its spectacular cityscapes and vistas. San Franciscos counterculture movements that shaped our collective consciousness are also featured prominently: the beats of North Beach  the hippies of Haight-Ashbury  the gay communities of Castro  and the Black Panthers of neighboring Oakland. Some of the citys most famous residents also make appearances: Robin Williams  The Grateful Dead  Angela Davis  Janis Joplin  Sylvester  and Allen Ginsberg  among others.  This book features hundreds of newly found images from dozens of archives including museums  universities  libraries  galleries  private collections  and historical societies  from 19th-century daguerreotypes to mid-century Kodachromes to 21st-century digital pictures. Master photographers include  among others: Stephen Shore  Imogen Cunningham  Fred Lyon  Steve Schapiro  Minor White  Dorothea Lange  Albert Watson  Robert Frank  Garry Winogrand  William Claxton  Fred Herzog  Ansel Adams  Jim Marshall  and many local shooters. Also includes introductory essays and captions by Bay Areabased author Richie Unterberger and a Best of San Francisco books  music  and movies section and biographies of the photographers. Tony Bennett famously sang  I left my heart in San Francisco  and this meticulously researched and conceived portrait will equally inspire and make you fall in love with the spirit of the City by the Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666333589557,"sku":"ByrdShop_3836574853","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783836574853.jpg?v=1782428599","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/san-francisco-portrait-of-a-city-multilingual-edition-9783836574853","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}