A newly conceived edition of Evelyn Hofer's 1967 photographic portrait
of Dublin
The starting point for this book is Evelyn Hofer's Dublin: A Portrait,
which enjoyed great popularity upon its original publication in 1967,
and featured an in-depth essay by the well-known British critic and
memoirist V.S. Pritchett. Dublin: A Portrait is an example of Evelyn
Hofer's (1922-2009) perhaps most important body of work, namely her city
portraits--books that present comprehensive prose texts by renowned
authors alongside her self-contained visual essays with their own
narratives. Dublin: A Portrait was the last book published in this
legendary series.
This newly conceived edition of Dublin focuses on the photos Hofer
took on behalf of the publisher Harper & Row in 1965 and 1966. In Dublin
Hofer repeatedly turned her camera to sights of the city, but mainly to
the people who constituted its essence. She made numerous portraits--of
writers and public figures, or unknown people in the streets. Her
portraits give evidence of an intense, respectful engagement with her
subjects, who participate as equal partners in the process of
photographing.
