Abbas (1944–2018)
Autore di Allah O Akbar
Sull'Autore
Abbas was born Abbas Attar in 1944 in Iran. He became a photographer and one of his earliest jobs was working for the International Olympic Committee at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico. In the 1970s, he worked for the French agencies Sipa and Gamma. He covered the aftermath of the Biafran war in mostra altro Nigeria and the Iranian revolution. He later worked for Magnum Photos. His work appeared in several books including Return to Mexico: Journeys Beyond the Mask, Allah O Akbar: A Journey Through Militant Islam, and Iran Diary 1971-2002. He died on April 25, 2018 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Abbas
Low Earth Orbital Satellites for Personal Communication Networks (Artech House Mobile Communications Library) (1997) 5 copie
Een dag in het leven van China 2 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Abbas Attar
- Data di nascita
- 1944
- Data di morte
- 2018-04-25
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Iran
- Luogo di nascita
- Iran
- Luogo di morte
- Paris, France
- Attività lavorative
- photographer
- Organizzazioni
- Sipa Press
Gamma
Magnum Photos
Utenti
Recensioni
The Rumble in the Jungle is narrated (in a secondhand manner) from the perspective of the official ringside photographer, the Iranian born Abbas. His photographs are sprinkled throughout as occasional panels in the story and their own glorious two-page spreads. They meld well with the art of Rafael Ortiz, whose work reminds me fondly of Neal Adams' classic Superman vs. Muhammad Ali comic book.
There is a lot of end matter discussing the genesis of the book and the larger project of which it is part. It includes Abbas' justifiable complaint that he wasn't center in the story and how the author placated him with a promise to include a crass anecdote about a one-night ménage à trois that acts as the story's ending. There are also twenty nearly-finished pages produced by an artist who withdrew from the project, and it is interesting to compare how Ortiz's work differs from that original vision.
The story itself is a fine hagiography of the very deserving Ali that gives a quick overview of his career and dwells lovingly on one of his most famous bouts. But the real stars here are the photographs and the art.… (altro)
There is a lot of end matter discussing the genesis of the book and the larger project of which it is part. It includes Abbas' justifiable complaint that he wasn't center in the story and how the author placated him with a promise to include a crass anecdote about a one-night ménage à trois that acts as the story's ending. There are also twenty nearly-finished pages produced by an artist who withdrew from the project, and it is interesting to compare how Ortiz's work differs from that original vision.
The story itself is a fine hagiography of the very deserving Ali that gives a quick overview of his career and dwells lovingly on one of his most famous bouts. But the real stars here are the photographs and the art.… (altro)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 21
- Utenti
- 176
- Popolarità
- #121,982
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 26
- Lingue
- 7
Alternant habilement les photos et le dessin, cet album retrace plus la destinée de Mohamed Ali (et George Foreman) que la vie du photographe. Les clichés du monstre photogénique Ali valent absolument le détour.
Pourtant je suis resté un peu moins fan du dessin et du traitement des mouvements des boxeurs.
Un dossier complète la BD pour en saisir l’historique de création… (altro)