Washington by Night: Vintage Photographs from the 30s

Volkmar Wentzel's Washington by Night captures the stark beauty of the Nation's Capital, and the grandure of a bygone era, that almost defies description. Filled with pictures taken before the World War II build-up, Wentzel's Washington is a still a sleepy southern town, about to awake to the international stage. Captured in this naive state Washington becomes a foreign city ripe for exploration and the unexpected.The lush tri-tone images compel close study and readers cannot help but find something new everytime they pick up the book.Volkmar Wentzel's view of Washington is an insight into the simple and monumental.