# Jakob Tuggener: Fabrik: A Photo Epos of Technology - Hardcover

by **Tuggener Jakob** (Artist), **Martin Gasser** (Text by (Art/Photo Books))

Jakob Tuggener's _Fabrik_, published in Zurich in 1943, is a milestone in the history of the photography book. Its 72 images, in the expressionist aesthetic of a silent movie, impart a skeptical view of technological progress: at the time the Swiss military industry was producing weapons for World War II. Tuggener, who was born in 1904, had an uncompromisingly critical view of the military-industrial complex that did not suit his era. His images of rural life and high-society parties had been easy to sell, but _Fabrik_ found no publisher. And when the book did come out, it was not a commercial success. Copies were sold at a loss and some are believed to have been pulped. Now this seminal work, which has since become a sought-after classic, is being reissued with a contemporary afterword. In his lifetime, Tuggener's work appeared--at Robert Frank's suggestion--in Edward Steichen's _Post-War European Photography_ and in The Museum of Modern Art's seminal exhibition, _The Family of Man_, in whose catalogue it remains in print. Tuggener's death in 1988 left an immense catalogue of his life's work, much of which has yet to be shown: more than 60 maquettes, thousands of photographs, drawings, watercolors, oil paintings and silent films.

**Number of Pages:** 62

**Dimensions:** 0.7 x 12.1 x 9 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** August 31, 2010

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