The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg

Tony Reevy, Jim Shaughnessy

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Indiana University Press
01 February 2019

Individual photographers; Trains & railways: general interest

Series: Railroads Past and Present

Bon vivant, railroad historian, photographer, pioneering food critic, chronicler of New York's cafe society, and noted newspaperman, Lucius Beebe (1902-1966) was an American original. In 1938, with the publication of High Iron: A Book of Trains, he transformed the world of railroad-subject photography forever by inventing the railroad picture book genre. In 1940, he met creative and life partner Charles Clegg (1916-1979), also a talented photographer. Beebe and Clegg produced an outstanding and diverse portfolio of mid-twentieth century railroad-subject photographs. Beebe, sometimes with Clegg, also authored about forty books, including many focused on railroads and railroading.

The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg brings their incredible story and best photographic work together. Providing an extensive biographic introduction to Beebe and Clegg, author Tony Reevy presents a multi-faceted view of the railroad industry that will appeal to rail enthusiasts as well as those interested in American food culture, the history of New York City, and LGBT studies. The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg is an indispensable history to the work of two men who forever changed the way we see and experience American railroads.

By: Tony Reevy
Foreword by: Jim Shaughnessy
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 254mm,
Weight: 1.089kg
ISBN: 9780253036674
ISBN 10: 0253036674
Series: Railroads Past and Present
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 February 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tony Reevy has written several books, including The Railroad Photography of Jack Delano and O. Winston Link: Life Along the Line, in addition to poetry and short fiction. He is Senior Associate Director of the Institute for the Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He resides in Durham, North Carolina.

Reviews for The Railroad Photography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg

Railroad photography as we know it today could not have developed and thrived were it not for Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg... Tony Reevy turns the camera around to bring the two men behind the camera into a sharper focus in this long overdue book. - Jim Wrinn, editor of Trains Magazine * Trains * Beebe and Clegg were both pioneers in the world of artistic rail enthusiast photography and Tony Reevy is to be commended for telling their unique story so well. * Michigan Railfan *