First edition first impression in new condition, signed by David Levinthal to title page.
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In his latest book, David Levinthal explores the visual lexicon of the war in Vietnam through photographs that have thunderous impact. The images showcase the artists sophisticated handling of photographic tools and techniques to dramatize figures and dioramas based on the war. His reflection on the consequential effects of the conflict on American popular culture and the artists own memories of the era,Vietnamis haunted by the legacy of movies likePlatoonandFull Metal Jacketand recontextualizesHitler Moves East, Levinthals breakthrough body of work made with Garry Trudeau just as America was withdrawing from Vietnam. With written contributions from French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lvy; writer and critic Walter Kirn; and art historian and curator Lisa Hostetler, the volume takes visual inventory of a war that shattered conventional ideas about America.
