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1976
With "Beuys - Coyote", the first publication of photographs by Bernd and Hilla Becher who specialise in the serial documentation
of industrial buildings, and a monograph on the photographic work of Herbert List, the publishing house acquires status in the
field of photography d'auteur.
In the following years, Schirmer/Mosel develops a series of big monographs on the work of famous photographers of the 19th and
20th century, such as Joseph Albert, Herbert List, Rodchenko, Nadar, Charles Nègre, Moholy-Nagy, Raoul Haussmann, Man Ray,
Weegee.
1978
The first international success is the publication of the big monograph "Fotos und Fotogramme" (Photos and Photograms) by
Moholy-Nagy, simultaneously published in France, the Netherlands, Great Britain and the US. "Sleepless Nights" lays the
foundation for a lasting collaboration with international masters of erotic photography such as Helmut Newton.
1979
The first volume of "Theorie der Fotografie" (Theory of Photography) appears, a three volume edition by Wolfgang Kemp completed
in 1983.
1980
The editorial reconstruction of August Sander's oeuvre is completed by "August Sander - Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts" (August
Sander - People of the 20th Century) containing 431 photographic portraits. Today, the book is available in French, Italian and
Japanese editions.
1981
With a book on Hanna Schygulla, for which Rainer Werner Fassbinder wrote an essay, Schirmer/Mosel launches its activities in
filmbooks.
1983
With Robert Mapplethorpe's first book "Lady Lisa Lyon", a photographic mise en scène of the body aesthetic of the famous female
body builder, Schirmer/Mosel starts the exclusive editorial presentation of the soon-to-be internationally acclaimed American
photographer. Today, his work is available in six Schirmer/Mosel books
In the same year, Schirmer/Mosel produces the first book on the intelligent
self-staging of American photographer Cindy Sherman whose astonishing and innovative work will be documented in a big
retrospective 10 years later. ...
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