Works. 

Photographs by Lewis Baltz. 

Steidl, 2010. Unpaged, 10 volumes, quadratone illustrations throughout, slipcased, 11x10½". (In publishers original carry box)

Selected as one of the Best Books of 2010 by:

Marco Delogu

John Gossage

Publisher's Description

“Baltz’s work exemplifies the ways in which photography, beginning some four decades ago, started to loose the bonds of its isolation within its own segregated history and aesthetics and began to take its place as an equal among other media.” Adam D. Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Director, Whitney Museum of American Art 

Works celebrates Lewis Baltz’s indelible influence on the development of contemporary photography. Comprising ten volumes in a slipcase, Works contains reissues of Baltz’s most significant books, many of which are now collectible rarities, as well as four as yet unpublished projects. Each of the books has been crafted in close collaboration with Baltz, who oversaw each stage of production at Steidl. From scanning of the vintage prints, to book design, selection of paper and binding materials, pre-press and printing, Baltz has shaped the form and aesthetic of these publications. Printed in luminous quadrotone, Works is a testament to the importance of the book as a primary medium in Baltz’s practice. 

Works contains: 

The Prototype Works, 1967–76. Text by Matthew S. Witkovsky. 188 pages

The Tract Houses, 1971. Foreword by Adam D. Weinberg. Text by Sheryl Conkelton. 60 pages

The new Industrial Parks near Irvine, California, 1974. 108 pages

Maryland, 1976. Text by Jane Livingston. 56 pages

Nevada, 1977. Text by Robert Sobieszek. 44 pages

Park City, 1980. Text by Hubertus von Amelunxen. 216 pages

San Quentin Point, 1986. 120 pages

Near Reno, 1986. 32 pages

Continuous Fire Polar Circle, 1986. 20 pages

Sites of Technology, 1989–91. Text by Antonello Frongia. 120 pages