State of the Axe - Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words by Ralph Gibson
In this appealing book, acclaimed photographer Ralph Gibson offers more than sixty intimate black-and-white portraits of guitar masters playing their instruments. Focusing his expert lens on musicians who have lent their unmistakable voices to virtually every musical genre?jazz, funk, rock, acoustic, blues, fusion, classical, and experimental? Gibson reveals in each photograph the intense relationship of the player with his beloved “axe.” The musicians in turn offer individual meditations on the guitar and insights into the passion they share for it.
This paperback book is in very good condition with slight imperfections to the cover. Pages are in very good condition.
ISBN 10: 0300142110 / ISBN 13: 9780300142112
Publisher: The Museum of Fine Arts
Published: 2008
