Photography and photographs Books
The University of Chicago Press Blue Notes in Black and White Photography and
Book SynopsisMiles Davis, supremely cool behind his shades. Billie Holiday, eyes closed and head tilted back in full cry. Blue Notes in Black and White charts the development of jazz photography from the swing era of the 1930s to the rise of black nationalism in the '60s.Trade Review"Benjamin Cawthra insightfully narrates the vast history of jazz-and its turbulent love-hate relationship with American culture.... To Cawthra, jazz photography genuinely captures a moment in time-these images are 'benchmarks' in the metamorphosis of music." (Down Beat) "Bold, ruminative and personal, jazz music poses a challenge to the ace lensman that is answered repeatedly in these pages. Namely, how to capture the elusive internal makeup of any given jazz musician in a two-dimensional image that acts as a portal to the artist's soul... Ideal reading while spining Monk or Kind of Blue. Four stars." (MOJO) "In Blue Notes in Black and White, you sense an author consumed and excited by his subject. He's synthesized loads of the literature and argument around jazz, and he builds particularly on recent works of historiography." (New York Times)"
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The University of Chicago Press Picturing a Colonial Past The African Photographs
Book SynopsisContains photographs of British anthropologist Isaac Schapera (1905-2003) taken between 1929 and 1934, during his earliest work among Kgatla peoples of Bechuanaland (Botswana). Covering a spectrum of daily activities, this book includes depictions from pot making, thatching, cattle herding to village architecture, and more.
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The University of Chicago Press The Camera Does the Rest
Book SynopsisIn a world where nearly everyone has a cellphone camera capable of zapping countless instant photos, it can be a challenge to remember just how special and transformative Polaroid photography was in its day. And yet, there's still something magical for those of us who recall waiting for a Polaroid picture to develop. Writing in the context of two Polaroid Corporation bankruptcies, not to mention the obsolescence of its film, Peter Buse argues that Polaroid was, and is, distinguished by its processby the fact that, as the New York Times put it in 1947, the camera does the rest. Polaroid was often dismissed as a toy, but Buse takes it seriously, showing how it encouraged photographic play as well as new forms of artistic practice. Drawing on unprecedented access to the archives of the Polaroid Corporation, Buse reveals Polaroid as photography at its most intimate, where the photographer, photograph, and subject sit in close proximity in both time and spacemaking Polaroid not only the perfect party camera but also the tool for frankly salacious pictures taking. Along the way, Buse tells the story of the Polaroid Corporation and its ultimately doomed hard-copy wager against the rising tide of digital imaging technology. He explores the continuities and the differences between Polaroid and digital, reflecting on what Polaroid can tell us about how we snap photos today. Richly illustrated, The Camera Does the Rest will delight historians, art critics, analog fanatics, photographers, and all those who miss the thrill of waiting to see what develops.
£24.70
The University of Chicago Press The Beauty of a Social Problem Photography
Book SynopsisBertolt Brecht once worried that our sympathy for the victims of a social problem can make the problem's beauty and attraction invisible. The author explores the effort to overcome this difficulty through a study of several contemporary artist-photographers whose work speaks to questions of political economy.
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Book SynopsisPresents the story of the author's journey from hard-drinking bravado to the grave realism of a scarred survivor. This book describes his experience with post-traumatic stress disorder, and grapples with the reality that Iraq - despite the sacrifice in Iraqi and American lives - has descended into a civil war with no end in sight.Trade Review"Ashley Gilbertson, a gifted and fearless photographer, has plunged into this darkest and most ferocious of battle-grounds and found beauty and horror and honor and truth. Scan the faces captured in these pages, of Iraqis and Americans, and of the predicaments they have found themselves in, and see and feel - in your gut - what it really means to be a human being in the middle of a place like Iraq." - from the Introduction by Dexter Filkins"
£999.99
University of Chicago Press No Caption Needed Iconic Photographs Public
Book SynopsisProvides a definitive study of the iconic photograph as a dynamic form of public art. In this title, iconic images are revealed as models of visual eloquence, signposts for collective memory, means of persuasion across the political spectrum, and a crucial resource for critical reflection.Trade Review"Historians of photography will want to read No Caption Needed not only for its insightful examination of individual photographs but also for its sophisticated analysis of the role of photography in a democratic society." (Journal of American History) "A penetrating and provocative analysis.... An extraordinary feat of research and reporting." (American Interest)"
£38.00
The University of Chicago Press Public Image Photography and Civic Spectatorship
Book SynopsisEven as the media environment has changed dramatically in recent years, one thing at least remains true: photographs are everywhere. From professional news photos to smartphone selfies, images have become part of the fabric of modern life. And that may be the problem. Even as photography bears witness, it provokes anxieties about fraudulent representation; even as it evokes compassion, it prompts anxieties about excessive exposure. Parents and pundits alike worry about the unprecedented media saturation that transforms society into an image world. And yet a great news photo can still stop us in our tracks, and the ever-expanding photographic archive documents an era of continuous change. By confronting these conflicted reactions to photography, Robert Hariman and John Louis Lucaites make the case for a fundamental shift in understanding photography and public culture. In place of suspicions about the medium's capacity for distraction, deception, and manipulation, they suggest how it ca
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The University of Chicago Press Camera Orientalis
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The University of Chicago Press Get the Picture A Personal History of
Book SynopsisA personal history of 50 years in photo-journalism by one of the top journalists of the 20th century. John Morris tells the inside stories from the field, ranging from photos of the D-Day landing to the assassination of Robert Kennedy.Trade Review"An exciting, revealing trip through the intricacies of picture publishing in its truest light." - Gordon Parks, author of Half Past Autumn; "Going through Morris's book of memories, I felt I was sitting in front of a magic lantern." - Henri Cartier-Bresson; "During his long and eventful career, John G. Morris operated at the heart of 20th-century photojournalism, working as a picture editor for Life, Magnum, The Washington Post, The New York Times and National Geographic....[H]e weaves photographers, anecdotes, players, history and a credo or two into an engaging and informative tale." - Rosemary Ranck, New York Times Book Review
£27.00
The University of Chicago Press Artificial Darkness An Obscure History of Modern
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The University of Chicago Press Troublemakers
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The University of Chicago Press Picturing Ourselves Photography and Autobiography
Book SynopsisPhotography has transformed the way we picture ourselves. This text tracks the impact of photography on the formation of the self-image through the study of four literary autobiographers concerned with the power of photography. All four writers tried to reconcile the image with the self.
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The University of Chicago Press Documentary Expression and Thirties America
Book SynopsisA comprehensive inquiry into the attitudes and ambitions that characterized the documentary impulse of the thirties. The subject is a large one, for it embraces (among much else) radical journalism, academic sociology, the esthetics of photography, Government relief programs, radio broadcasting, the literature of social work, the rhetoric of political persuasion, and the effect of all these on the traditional arts of literature, painting, theater and dance. The great merit of Mr. Stott's study lies precisely in its wide-ranging view of this complex terrain.Hilton Kramer, New York Times Book Review [Scott] might be called the Aristotle of documentary. No one before him has so comprehensively surveyed the achievement of the 1930s, suggesting what should be admired, what condemned, and why; no one else has so persuasively furnished an aesthetic for judging the form.Times Literary Supplement
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McGill-Queen's University Press Beyond the Finish Line
Book SynopsisA fascinating journey through the history of the photo-finish in sports, and a lively biography of a critical technology, this book illuminates the cultural role of the photo-finish in win-at-all-costs culture and warns that in our pursuit for precision we may threaten the human element of sport that galvanizes mere spectators into fans.Trade Review"Beyond the Finish Line is a nuanced analysis of the interplay of technology and sporting competition. The author discusses the historical use of photography and film in breaking down the myth of the dead heat, as well as the complex and increasingly refined technology of timekeeping. In the process, he always keeps in mind the impossibility of removing human intervention from determining winners in close races. In particular, Finn makes the reader aware of the importance of market influences on what kind and what brand of technology would be used at the Olympics. Recommended." Choice“There is important material here on the limits of measurement, drawn out by rich and informative exploration of several specific and highly contested recent instances in track, swimming and skiing exploring how decisions were made, the evidence deployed and judgments invoked by judges, and the limits of increasingly fine time measurements...Finn makes a significant contribution to sports history, as well as to explorations of technology and to philosophical analyses in the field. What is more, he does so in an engaging and accessible manner, taking potentially demanding ideas and material and making its meaning and significance clear enhancing the book’s multi-disciplinary significance.” Journal of the Philosophy of Sport"Beyond the Finish Line analyses our fascination with accurate measurement in the sports world. A major contribution to the discussion, it moves from a history of stop-action cameras to the development of precision timing at the Olympics and our unquestioned belief in its accuracy. It shows the limitless capacity of human endurance in the pursuit of speed and the efforts of machines to keep up." Marta Braun, Toronto Metropolitan University and author of Picturing Time: The Work of Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904)“This highly sourced book is a valuable and important contribution to not just sports history but also the history of technology and, to a degree, business history.” Journal of Sports History
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Columbia University Press The Homoerotic Photograph
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAllen Ellenzweig's long, thorough text is a model of scholarship that succeeds in interweaving the evolution of gay culture and how it related to changes in the culture at large, with art history. Los Angeles Times [A] handsome volume... stimulating and highly readable.Oxford Art JournalOxford Art JournalOxford Art Journal Oxford Art Journal An important contribution to the understanding of contemporary gay expression and sexual politics... A seriously researched and broadly conceived study of the subject. Highly recommended.Choice Choice
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Columbia University Press Riverside Park
Book SynopsisSince its conception in the 1870s, the Riverside Park has undergone a number of transformations and suffered from periods of misuse and neglect, but in 1984, much-needed renovations turned this city oasis into what is one of Manhattan's beautiful attractions. This book includes the official Riverside Park Fund Map of 2007.Trade ReviewCentral Park may be our most celebrated green space, but Riverside Park offers unexcelled river vistas, reminding us that we are an island city. Edward Grimm's book is the first full account of Riverside Park's evolution and its place in the history of the city. Sprightly prose and fascinating photos make it a pleasant and very informative read. -- Edward S. Barnard, author of New York City Trees This splendid sliver of a book... is a love letter to that narrow stretch of Upper West Side park overlooking the Hudson. New York PostTable of ContentsPreface Foreword 1. The Park as It Was 2. Along the Way 3. The Park as It Is Today 4. The Changing Park Acknowledgments Photo and Image Credits
£19.80
Columbia University Press This Place These People
Book SynopsisA photographic and vernacular portrait of disappearing midwestern farm places.Trade ReviewI was very moved by this evocative, literate, and informative book. Warner's beautiful-and painful-photographs are a perfect companion to Stark's writing and the 'voices' of the Nebraskans that are included. I am very grateful for this sensitive and sad look back. -- Ruth Silverman, former associate curator of the International Center of Photography and two-time winner of the Photography-Book-of-the-Year award for The Dog and Athletes Richly nuanced. Publishers Weekly A melancholy, touching look at a vanishing way of life. -- Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch Each photo presents a snapshot of a place vacated. Together, they tell a larger story of an America fading into the landscape... Conversations, captured by Stark, are sprinkled throughout the book, bringing insight and understated humor to the inanimate beauty of Warner's photographs. -- Casey Logan The Omaha World Herald A moving collection... The country and the book are spacious, the stories are moving, and the photographs are wonderful. RALPH magazine Quietly evocative Billings GazetteTable of ContentsPreface Photographs and Voices Afterword List of Photographs List of Voices Acknowledgments
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University of Illinois Press A Prairie State of Mind
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This beautifully crafted work would grace the coffee table of anyone who has a passion for the loveliness of the prairie."--Kansas History
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University of Illinois Press Shadow Traces
Book SynopsisImages of Japanese and Japanese American women can teach us what it meant to be visible at specific moments in history. Elena Tajima Creef employs an Asian American feminist vantage point to examine ways of looking at indigenous Japanese Ainu women taking part in the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition; Japanese immigrant picture brides of the early twentieth century; interned Nisei women in World War II camps; and Japanese war brides who immigrated to the United States in the 1950s. Creef illustrates how an against-the-grain viewing of these images and other archival materials offers textual traces that invite us to reconsider the visual history of these women and other distinct historical groups. As she shows, using an archival collection's range as a lens and frame helps us discover new intersections between race, class, gender, history, and photography. Innovative and engaging, Shadow Traces illuminates how photographs shape the history of marginalized people and outlines a method fTrade Review"A tour de force. Creef provides nothing less than a visual pedagogy for Asian American feminism. She mines the dark gaze of imperial power and blank spots of gender history as well as its secrets. When she engages the family album (and story of a hapless Japanese pet dog, Butch) as a site of memory and memorialization, you cannot put the book down."--Leslie Bow, author of “Partly Colored”: Asian Americans and Racial Anomaly in the Segregated South"In this carefully researched book, Elena Tajima Creef offers compelling feminist readings of archival photographs from the first half of the 20th century. . . . The important questions this book raises will no doubt stimulate further discussion and analysis of not only the historic representation of Japanese/American and Ainu women, but more broadly, some visual traces of power and resistance yet to be uncovered and witnessed." --Visual AnthropologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ixIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Those “Mysterious Little Japanese Primitives” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Looking at Japanese Picture Brides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Beauty behind Barbed Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694 Filling in the Blank Spot in an Incomplete War Bride Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Epilogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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University of Illinois Press A Staggering Revolution
Book SynopsisOffering analysis of the sociology of photography's art world and its galleries and exhibitions, this book demonstrates the importance of the venues created by impresarios and others that proved essential to photography's extraordinary dissemination.Trade Review"A brilliant sociological mapping of its subject that is nuanced, far-reaching and exhaustively researched"--The Art Book" A Staggering Revolution will create a renaissance in how scholars and students think about how photography arose as a democratic art form. Raeburn's insights regarding photography's revolution in the 1930s can also shed light on the current revolution in digital media."--H-Net Reviews "Raeburn skillfully treats the role of the FSA photography project in the contexts of art. In the process he offers the most nuanced, perceptive discussion of the much-misunderstood role of FSA project chief Roy Emerson Stryker that I have ever read. Even for those of us well-schooled in the history and practices of the FSA, these chapters offer something new and valuable. . . . Raeburn challenges readers to look beyond received wisdom about the visual culture of the 1930s and explore it anew for themselves."--American Historical Review"A sweeping cultural history of 1930s photography and a passionate argument that photographs are powerful pieces of historical evidence and should not be treated as merely illustrations."--Winterthur Portfolio"A Staggering Revolution is a major work of synthesis and original scholarship, a close-textured history of photography in the Thirties that will change our way of thinking about its subject and about Thirties culture generally."--Miles Orvell, author of The Real Thing: Imitation and Authenticity in American Culture and of American Photography"A landmark revision of our thinking about American photography in the 1930s. A large, meticulous, and passionate book."--William Stott, author of Documentary Expression and Thirties America and Walker Evans: Photographs from the 'Let Us Now Praise Famous Men' Project"Tells an extraordinary story of the 'rebirth,' the flowering, and the cultural legitimation of photography in America, both as art and 'popular preoccupation,' in the 1930s. . . . A many-layered narrative, beautifully balanced and indescribably rich."--Alan Trachtenberg, Neil Gray Professor Emeritus of English and American Studies, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xv A Calendar of Thirties Photography xvii 1. The Rebirth of Photography in the Thirties 1 2. Disestablishing Stieglitz 19 3. Group f.64 and the Problem of California Photography 30 4. An Eastern Beachhead 48 5. Edward Steichen and Celebrity Photography 61 6. MoMA's "Big Top" Show 80 7. Camera Periodicals and the Popular Audience 93 8. Culture Morphology in Berenice Abbott's New York 114 9. Farm Security Administration Photography and the Dilemmas of Art 143 10. Farm Security Administration Photography in the Aura of Art 162 11. The Nation's Newsstands 194 12. The Photo League, Lewis Hine, and the Harlem Document 219 13. Seeing California with Edward Weston 246 14. Photography at High Tide 276 Afterword: "The Cultural Establishment of Photography" 293 Notes 303 Index 361 Photographs follow page 302
£27.90
University of Illinois Press Barns of Illinois
Book SynopsisAn endearing tribute to the well-grounded majesty of Illinois barnsTrade Review"Barn lovers, this one's for you. . . . An enduring tribute to the land, people and traditions of the Midwest."--American Profile"Kanfer has provided deeper insight into the state's rural scenery."--Peoria Journal Star"This handsome work will be treasured by those with a real-life connection to barns and the country side, delight all readers with its beautiful photography, and perhaps inspire a new appreciation of these iconic structures that are so central to our consciousness of the past."--Journal of Folklore Research "Kanfer’s beautiful book will appeal to all kinds of folks and will make a great gift. It is also a tribute to the stewards of our farmland."--Illinois Times
£15.19
University of Illinois Press Making Photography Matter A Viewers History from
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewJames A. Winans and Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address, National Communication Association (NCA), 2016. Outstanding Book of the Year, Visual Communication Division, National Communication Association (NCA), 2015. "Elegantly written and effectively illustrated, this volume makes an important contribution to the history of photography, showing how viewers have been overlooked in previous studies and how their presence, like photography, matters."--Journal of American History"Finnegan digs into an important and under-examined aspect of the 'invasion' of photographic representation into public and private life. Recommended."--Choice"Finnegan's work offers an important addition to a growing body of scholarship on the impact of reading photography as a means of understanding the state of the nation."--American Historical Review"[Finnegan] plots a satisfyingly careful course which renders thick description without ever collapsing into an overbearing 'context.' The result is a pleasing book."--Technology and Culture"What historical viewers made of photographs publicly displayed -- how they interpreted and then assimilated them to their own experiences and belief systems -- is the daunting topic explored by Cara Finnegan in Making Photography Matter… Her training in rhetorical theory made her ideal for the task. Her nuanced analysis reveals how viewers interpreted what they had seen and 'insert[ed] themselves as active agents in the stories the photographs had to tell.'" -- The Annals of Iowa"Finnegan's work reminds scholars not only that viewing experiences are contingent and contextual but also that they reveal viewers' agency and interiority… Finnegan's well-written and tightly argued book is of great use to scholars in many disciplines."--The Journal of Southern History"Finnegan's new book is bound to become a landmark study of photograph's audiences."--Rhetoric & Public Affairs"The author uses plain language and homey metaphors to excellent effect. A solid and enticing piece of scholarly writing."--David M. Lubin, author of Shooting Kennedy: JFK and the Culture of Images "Fine historical research. An important contribution to photographic studies."--Miles Orvell, author of The Death and Life of Main Street: Small Towns in American Memory, Space, and Community "An original and important book that has historical, critical, and theoretical significance. Creatively and productively develops and extends a nascent and growing interest and perspective on the relationship between photography and public culture."--John Lucaites, author of No Caption Needed: Iconic Photographs, Public Culture and Liberal Democracy
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University of Illinois Press A Prairie State of Mind
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This beautifully crafted work would grace the coffee table of anyone who has a passion for the loveliness of the prairie."--Kansas History
£17.99
MH - Indiana University Press From War to Peace in 1945 Germany
Book SynopsisAs an Official Army Photographer, Mac Fleming's assignment was to take motion pictures of significant wartime events for the US Army. In the pouch intended to carry his first-aid kit on his belt, he instead carried a small personal camera, which he used to take pictures of the people and places that interested him, capturing in his field notes details of the life he observed. From these records, Fleming has assembled this absorbing private chronicle of war and peace. Assigned to the European Theater in February 1945, he filmed the action from the battle for the Remagen Bridge across the Rhine, to the fighting in the Hartz Mountains, on to the linkup with the Russian forces at the Elbe River. After the armistice, Fleming helped document how the Allied Expeditionary Force established a military government in Germany to cope with masses of POWs, establish control of the country, deal with the atrocities committed by the German army, and help thousands of newly released slave laborers retuTrade ReviewMalcolm Fleming's recently published book of World War II-related photographs represents a refreshing change to their normal relegation as book inserts. Indeed, his photo collection is elegant in its simplicity and conciseness; Fleming lets his pictures do the talking in this handsome new volume. * H-War *Most vividly . . . capture[s] ordinary people caught in the midst of war . . . Anyone interested in the history of combat photography and the Second World War will be thankful that Fleming's work has been preserved for future generations.INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY June 2016 * INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY *Anyone interested in the history of combat photography and the Second World War will be thankful that Fleming's work has been preserved for future generations. * Indiana Magazine of History *Table of ContentsForeword by James H. MadisonIntroduction by Malcolm L. FlemingPart I. The War: A Chronological Story1. Battle for Remagen Bridge across the Rhine River2. Fast Evacuation of Wounded—An Experiment3. Continued Fighting4. On Leave in Paris for Training5. Advance Through the Hartz Mountains6. Civilians During the War7. Russians in East Germany Part I8. Russians in East Germany Part II9. Gardelegen AtrocityPart II. The Peace: Peacetime Occupation as I Saw It10. Rules of the Occupying U.S. Army11. Wartime Destruction12. People on the Move Following Victory in Europe May 713. Displaced Persons or DP's—A Nice Name for Slave Labor14. German Village & Country Life15. Reminders of the Past16. Relations Between U.S. Soldiers and German Civilians17. Where Are the German PW's?18. Entertainment & Rest19. Going HomeAfterword by Bradley D. Cook
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MH - Indiana University Press Straight Bourbon Distilling the Industrys
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBrimming with lush, rich photos of distilleries, stills, farms, stave mills, cooperages and barrel warehouses, the tome combines the story of the rich heritage of Kentucky's native spirit with Peachee's striking images. * The Kentucky Gift Guide *Straight Bourbon will teach you more about Bourbon, its history and how it is distilled than any other book. It is simply a delight and pleasure to just hold this book. It must be on your coffee table. * The Washington Book Review *"Employing a well-crafted gallery of stunning photographs, Peachee thoughtfully curates a unique perspective of the bourbon industry. This collection poignantly presents every aspect of crafting bourbon, even its oftentimes less-considered elements. . . This engrossing cross-section of the world of bourbon and its striking photographs take readers closely inside one of the largest growing trends within popular culture. Recommended for public libraries." * Booklist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Bill SamuelsIntroduction by Carolyn BrooksArtist Statement: Distilling the Bourbon Industry's Heritage1. Grains and Mills2. Copper3. Barrels
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Indiana University Press Folk Masters
Book SynopsisDiscover one hundred of the greatest folk artists practicing in the United States. With gorgeous photographs and poignant stories, Folk Masters showcases the incredible talent and diversity of American artists, giving us a glimpse into their art, their process, and their culture.Trade ReviewThis beautiful, informative, and exquisitely produced book features 100 extraordinary traditional artists from across America, each a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship—the nation's highest award for excellence in the folk and traditional arts. Folk Masters is a stunning tribute to the great diversity of cultures and artistic traditions that enrich our country. -- Marjorie Hunt * Folklife Curator, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage *"Folk Masters documents and honors the extraordinary women and men who take traditional arts to new heights while also ensuring their continuation from generation to generation." * The Library of Congress * "Folk Masters is visual, emotional, and inspirational. Here is a portrait of America many Americans never see and may not believe actually exists. Pich and Bergey have done an admirable job of conveying their vision." * Journal of Folklore Research *"These two folk art enthusiasts set out to document the richness of America's cultural landscape not just to preserve that legacy, but also to inspire future generations." * Whurk *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPortraits Hugh McGraw (1982) Philip Simmons (1982) Ray Hicks (1983) Mary Jane Manigault (1984) Ralph Stanley (1984) Eppie Archuleta (1985) Julio Negrón Rivera (1985) Periklis Halkias (1985) Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin (1986) Helen Cordero (1986) John Jackson (1986) Sonia Domsch (1986) Juan Alindato (1987) Genoveva Castellanos (1987) Kansuma Fujima (1987) Newton Washburn (1987) Wade Mainer (1987) Clyde "Kindy" Sproat (1988) Chesley "Goseyun" Wilson (1989) Harry V. Shourds (1989) Vanessa Jennings (1989) Natividad "Nati" Cano (1990) Wally McRae (1990) Etta Baker (1991) George Blake (1991) Irván Perez (1991) Jerry Brown (1992) Charles Hankins (1993) D.L. Menard (1994) Simon Shaheen (1994) Sosei Shizuye Matsumoto (1994) Blind Boys of Alabama (1994) Danongan Kalanduyan (1995) Nathan Jackson (1995) Betty Pisio Christenson (1996) Obo Addy (1996) Vernon Owens (1996) Ramón José López (1997) Julius Epstein (1998) Alfredo Campos (1999) Elliott Mannette (1999) Frisner Augustin (1999) Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt (1999) Mick Moloney (1999) Ulysses "Uly" Goode (1999) Felipe Garcia Villamil (2000) Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins (2000) Konstantinos Pilarinos (2000) Evalena Henry (2001) João Oliveira Dos Santos (João Grande) (2001) Peter Kyvelos (2001) Qui Shu Fang (2001) miss spelled Seiichi Tanaka (2001) Flory Jagoda (2002) Jean Ritchie (2002) Losang Samten (2002) Nadim Dlaikan (2002) Monoochehr Sadeghi (2003) Nicholas Toth (2003) Norman Kennedy (2003) Basque Poets (Martin Goicoechea and Jesus Goni) (2003) Jerry Douglas (2004) Milan Opacich (2004) Yiqin Wang and Zhengli Xu (2004) Chuck Brown (2005) Eldrid Skjold Arntzen (2005) Herminia Albarrán Romero (2005) Delores Churchill (2006) Henry Gray (2006) Irvin Trujillo (2007) Joe Thompson (2007) Julia Parker (2007) Nicholas Benson (2007) Bettye Kimbrell (2008) Horace Axtell (2008) Jeronimo Lozano (2008) Mac Wiseman (2008) Michael White (2008) Moges Seyoum (2008) Sue Yeon Park 2008) Walter Murray Chiesa (2008) Chitresh Das (2009) Joel Nelson (2009) Teri Rofkar (2009) Jim "Texas Shorty" Chancellor (2010) Mary Jackson (2010) Frank Newsome (2011) Warner Williams (2011) Harold A. Burnham (2012) Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez (2012) Molly Neptune Parker (2012) Nicolae Feraru (2013) Ramón "Chunky" Sánchez (2013) Veronica Castillo (2013) Henry Arquette (2014) Dolly Jacobs (2015) Yary Livan (2015) Gee's Bend Quilters (Loretta Pettway, Lucy Mingo, Mary Lee Bendolf) (2015) Billy McComiskey (2016) Clarissa Rizal (2016)Complete List of NEA National Heritage Fellowship Awardees, 1982-2016Sources of Artist Quotes
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Indiana University Press Roots of the New Arab Film
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSituating Arab cinema in pertinent historical, social, economic, and political settings, this insightful, well-researched book abounds with interesting material about pioneering women filmmakers in Arab countries and less-popular documentary films, as well as prominent feature-length motion pictures. A must-read for anyone interested in cinema of the Arab world. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction 1. The International Era- Foreign Influences- The Role of Television- Feature Film Funding Mechanisms- Francophonie- Aid to the Cinemas of the South2. A New Independence - Beur Filmmaking in France- Algeria- Morocco- Tunisia- Egypt- Lebanon- Palestine- Iraq- SyriaBibliographyIndex
£66.60
Indiana University Press Illinois Across the Land
Book SynopsisFeaturing more than 140 gorgeous photos, Illinois Across the Land inspires travelers to explore the state and discover its historic landmarks, rushing waterfalls, breathtaking sunsets, and so much more!Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsGalleryPhotography TalkIndex
£30.40
Indiana University Press The Covered Bridges of Monroe County
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£18.99
Indiana University Press My Life with Trains Memoir of a Railroader
Book Synopsis1. Author was a legend and a RR titan, who was named one of Trains Magazine's '75 People You Should Know'2. A true insider's look at several companies including the formation of Conrail and Amtrak.3. Amazing photos and behind the scenes stories.Trade ReviewWe've seen a lot of railroading's giants pass in recent years, but I can't recall anyone who triggered the kind of deep, emotional response accorded Jim. . . . We'll learn more about him in May 2017 when Indiana University Press releases his book, My Life with Trains. * Classic Trains *The personal observations of a life-long railroader combined with dozens of color photographs make for great railfan reading. * S Gaugian *Jim's recollection of events and the people—the human as well as organizational tensions—is well balanced and accurate. If you are interested in railroad economics and leadership issues, this book should be in your library. Jim McClellan's memoirs provide a series of valuable history lessons, not just for us older folks, but also for those who face the next 30 to 40 years of uncertainty and opportunity. * Railway Age *McClellan covers his wide-ranging professional life, copiously illustrated with his own color photos . . . often taken from his privileged perch in either the locomotive cab or from the rear vestibule. McClellan has left us a vivid memoir of a railroad life well lived. * Classic Trains *Table of ContentsContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I. Railroads: 1950-20141. The Northeast2. The Southeast3. The Midwest4. The West5. CanadaPart II. Railroader6. Look Ahead, Look South7. Road of the Century8. Creating Amtrak9. Working at Amtrak10. The Creation of Conrail11. Look South, Again12. The Quest for ConrailReflectionsAppendixIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press Starved Rock State Park
Book SynopsisWith 120 high-quality color photos and an appreciation of the finer details in life, Starved Rock State Park will transport you to a land rich with history and wonder.Table of ContentsForeword by Lisa SonsAcknowledgementsGalleryPhotography TalkIndex
£26.59
Indiana University Press Chasing Indianas Game
Book SynopsisTrade Review"My greatest basketball memories come from playing in gymnasiums throughout central Indiana during my high school basketball career. The photographs in this book rekindled the excitement of those days and introduced me to places that I wasn't even aware of. This book will take you down memory lane."—George McGinnis, Indiana Mr. Basketball, ABA and NBA All-Star, and Basketball Hall of Famer"Looking through this book brings back so many memories and dreams of growing up in the small town of Claypool. The community support and pride for Indiana's game was evident back then through packed gyms, bonfires, cakewalks, and penny pitches. The care shown for the gyms, barns, and outdoor courts in this book is evidence that we still have pride and dreams in communities around the state. Thanks for preserving these memories and providing dreams for future players!"—Judi Warren, Indiana's first Miss Basketball, 1976"Nothing is more important than pride and community when it comes to understanding the importance of basketball in Indiana. Those gymnasiums across the state are gathering places where games brought together rivals, families, and friends to watch the game that Indiana made famous. . . . This collection of photographs from places throughout the state captures the spirit of the game and reflects the sense of community pride."—Bobby Plump, member of the 1954 Milan High School state championship team."Chris and Michael's photos bring to life the past and present of Indiana high school basketball—the players, the places, the fans. I am always amazed to see how they are able to find a little detail in a photo that tells a story better than words possibly could. This book is a must-have for Indiana high school basketball fans."—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis StarTable of ContentsForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChris Smith PhotographsMichael E. Keating Photographs
£25.43
Indiana University Press Dreams of Duneland
Book Synopsis1. Schoon is a strong self promoter and gives lots of lectures and signings 2. Focuses on a unique and diverse part of the state 3. Focuses on Hoosier environmentalismTrade Review"Many people are surprised to learn that ecological science in America got its start in the diverse ecosystems of the Indiana Dunes—especially when you see the juxtaposition of the stunning natural beauty and heavy industry along the south shore of Lake Michigan. Dreams of Duneland takes you on a delightful journey through history as it tells the fascinating story of the geology, ecology, and impact of people on this incredible landscape."—Geof R. Benson, Executive Director, Dunes Learning Center"Dreams of Duneland is more than a collection of beautiful imagery of an unparalleled landscape through every glorious season. It also effectively captures the struggles and triumphs, both in the past and present, to attain and preserve the remarkable Indiana Dunes."—Natalie Johnson, Executive Director, Save the DunesTable of ContentsForeword by Superintendent Paul LabovitzPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Scenes of DunelandPart II: Stories of DunelandAppendix AAppendix BReferencesIndex
£28.49
Indiana University Press The Future Is in Your Hands Portrait Photography
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book does a wonderful job of complicating histories of photography globally, and through a combination of historical and ethnographic work, shows the enduring but changing power of images in Senegal."—Joshua A. Bell, editor of Linguistic and Material Intimacies of Cell Phones
£67.15
Indiana University Press Germany 1945
Book SynopsisPhotographers from the US Army's Signal Corps were with the armies that drove back Hitler's troops. Soon photos of death camps and starving POWs shocked the home front, giving ample evidence of Nazi brutality. This work argues that the photographs tell a more complex story and hold many clues for a better understanding of the recent German past.Trade Review[Barnouw's] work shows that perspective plays a key role both in photography and in trying to master Germany's past. [F]ascinating. * Library Journal *Germany 1945 is best seen as a contribution to [the] debate . . . about the uniqueness or otherwise of Nazi crimes, and the related questions of collective responsibility for those crimes, and the need to go on remembering them. * Times Literary Supplement *Resist the impulse to 'historicize' the Holocaust . . . and you run the danger of sacralizing it. Barnouw's effort to grapple with these dilemmas is provocative, brilliant, and unsettling. * Washington Times *Germany 1945 contributes a vigorous voice to the expanding chorus of scholars who have called for increased examination of the immediate postwar years. * H-NET Reviews Humanities & Social Sciences *[Barnouw's] thoughtful analysis of a large assortment of photographs . . . allows Barnouw to look at how and not just what people saw, and to bring that perspective into conversation with the historical debates about the war's end in Germany. * Journal of Contemporary History *Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsIntroduction: Views of War and Violence1. Views of the Past: Memory and Historical Evidence2. To Make Them See: Photography, Identification, and Identity3. The Quality of Citory and the "German Question": The Signal Corps Photography Album and Life Photo-Essays4. What They Saw: Germany 1945 and Allied Photographers5. Words and Images: German QuestionsNotesIndex
£999.99
University of Notre Dame Press This Place Called Notre Dame
Book SynopsisThis gorgeous coffee table book captures the vibrant campus life at Notre Dame, with stunning photographs and insightful essays capturing the tradition, growth, culture, and spirit of the university.Trade Review"Matt Cashore is a master of the visual art of photography. In this wonderful new book, he displays once again his love for Notre Dame by capturing the beauty of the place, the combination of natural preservation and human construction. We see those places, angles of sight, and events that spark our imagination and recall moments in each of our personal histories." —Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., president emeritus, University of Notre Dame"Matt Cashore and Kerry Temple bring to This Place Called Notre Dame a depth of knowledge about the university shared by few people. Through the striking photography and engaging prose, we see 'old Notre Dame' in new and illuminating ways. In their pictures and words, Notre Dame comes alive as it is today—and even echoes awaken." —Robert Schmuhl, author of Fifty Years with Father Hesburgh“When I'm distant from campus, when I'm missing Our Lady, when I'm craving a dose of the dome, I turn to the photos of Matt Cashore and the words of Kerry Temple. Now, thankfully, I have a book that pairs them, soulfully and insightfully, no farther away than my coffee table. This is a necessary book for anyone lucky enough to find a home at Notre Dame. " —Beth Ann Fennelly, '93, Poet Laureate of Mississippi “If you’ve been there, no explanation is necessary. If you haven’t, none is adequate.” —Lou Holtz, head football coach, University of Notre Dame, 1986-1996"'I hope if you're a visitor to Notre Dame that it really helps capture the place in all the seasons and all the ways that maybe you didn't have a chance to see in a weekend here,' Cashore said. 'And if you are an alum, I hope it brings back whatever special memories you might have of a dorm or a place or an event. I hope it reconnects you with Notre Dame." —WNDU.com"They have spent a combined six decades chronicling the University. In this coffee-table book, Cashore, the senior University photographer, and Temple, editor of this magazine, offer a visual and literary reflection on the institutional evolution they have witnessed firsthand, offering their perspectives on the campus landmarks, traditions and people who make up this place called Notre Dame." —Notre Dame Magazine“Now Notre Dame Press has collected Cashore’s images into one volume conveying the beauty, character and spirit of the University, accompanied by text from Temple, an astute University observer and writer whose articles and essays have chronicled the nature, traditions and growth of Notre Dame over the past four decades.” —NDWorks Table of ContentsReflections 1. Autumn 2. Winter 3. Spring 4. Summer Index of Photographs
£31.50
Pennsylvania State University Press Projecting Citizenship
Book SynopsisExamines the relationship between photography and citizenship, through a comprehensive account of the Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee's lantern slide lecture scheme: a project initiated by the British government at the beginning of the twentieth century that aimed to photograph the entirety of the empire.Trade Review“Moser has provided an arresting account of how imperial citizenship was founded not in the undoing of colonialism but in its establishment. . . . Its contribution to the historiography of colonial citizenship and the methodology of the visual historian is decidedly momentous.”—Peter K. Andersson English Historical Review“Studies such as Moser’s have the merit of reminding us that the power to represent is far from an innocuous privilege in the hands of nationalist projects.”—Stéphanie Hornstein History of Photography“Moser’s nuanced, sophisticated, and data-rich analysis has much to offer art historians and scholars of photography, citizenship, and imperialism, and deserves to be very widely read.”—Jane Lydon CAA.Reviews“Brilliantly elucidates the inner photographic workings of the fraught historical and cultural processes that are at work whenever we see, or think we see, images of citizens. Moser’s book adds important historical nuance to the burgeoning literature on photography and citizenship, demonstrating that the scenes of precarious spectatorship that came to structure concepts and practices of citizenship across the British Empire were often first produced by photography. The book also makes bold new theoretical claims. Its explorations of the disobedient gazes, experiences of photographic latency, and paradoxical desires that we continue to inherit from colonial visuality promise to enrich ongoing debates.”—Jennifer Bajorek,author of Counterfeit Capital: Poetic Labor and Revolutionary Irony“Projecting Citizenship contributes new thought and visual material to the field in a theoretically savvy manner and in dialogue with a number of theorists of photography and colonial projects. Moser lays out how colonial photography worked with other material to form a pedagogical mission to define ‘imperial citizens.’ This is a must-read not only for those interested in colonialism’s use of photography in defining colonial subjects but also for those readers of photography and European imperialism who understand the intersubjective process as one fraught with anxieties, dangers, and promises but also containing the underpinnings of colonialism’s eventual unmaking.”—Stephen Sheehi,author of The Arab Imago: A Social History of Portrait Photography, 1860–1910“This assiduously researched book positions itself at the intersection of two expanding fields of scholarship: studies of the ideological processes of colonialism and the practice and significance of magic-lantern shows.”—Geoffrey Batchen The Art BulletinTable of ContentsContentsList of IllustrationsPreface: Archival ReconstructionsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Citizenship in and out of Sight1. The Spectator: Projecting Imperial Citizens in England and India2. The Photographer: Looking Along3. The Subject: Developing the Image of the Indentured Laborer4. The Archive: Residues of Noncitizens in the COVIC ArchiveConclusionFrom Imperial to Global Citizens: Picturing Citizenship in the PresentNotesBibliographyIndex
£23.96
University of Texas Press Photographing the Mexican Revolution
Book SynopsisThe Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920 is among the world’s most visually documented revolutions. Coinciding with the birth of filmmaking and the increased mobility offered by the reflex camera, it received extraordinary coverage by photographers and cineastes—commercial and amateur, national and international. Many images of the Revolution remain iconic to this day—Francisco Villa galloping toward the camera; Villa lolling in the presidential chair next to Emiliano Zapata; and Zapata standing stolidly in charro raiment with a carbine in one hand and the other hand on a sword, to mention only a few. But the identities of those who created the thousands of extant images of the Mexican Revolution, and what their purposes were, remain a huge puzzle because photographers constantly plagiarized each other’s images.In this pathfinding book, acclaimed photography historian John Mraz carries out a monumental analysis of photographs produced during thTrade ReviewMraz and his editor at the University of Texas Press have produced a highly readable and lavishly illustrated book, perfect for a broad range of readers. With this book, advanced undergraduates will get an aesthetically rich and authoritatively narrated introduction to the Mexican Revolution, and graduate students will engage with the thinking of a pathbreaking historian of visual culture. * Hispanic American Historical Review *The relationship between humans and their environment also plays a role in John Mraz's Photographing the Mexican Revolution, which masterfully analyzes the work of revolutionary-era photographers. Widely considered the preeminent expert on the history of Mexican photography, Mraz compiles and interprets more than two hundred photographs from the 1910s, including many hitherto unknown images...For that reason alone, this is a book worth buying. * Latin American Research Review *Historians of Mexican politics and society will benefit from this book’s synthesis of the latest research and original analysis. * Journal of Latin American Studies *Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. The Porfiriato: From the Studio to the Street Chapter 2. Representing the Revolution Chapter 3. The Myth of the Casasolas Chapter 4. Learning to Photograph War Chapter 5. The Zapatista Movement and Southern Cameras Chapter 6. Photographing the Reaction Chapter 7. The Caudillo of the Cameras? Chapter 8. The Advantages of Photographing the Constitutionalist Movement Epilogue: The Icons of the Mexican Revolution Notes Bibliography Index
£31.50
University of Texas Press Barbecue Crossroads
Book SynopsisThe James Beard Awardwinning author of the best-selling Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook and acclaimed documentary photographer O. Rufus Lovett take us on an extraordinary odyssey from Texas to the Carolinas and back to tell the story of Southern barbecue, past, present, and futurecomplete with more than seventy recipes.Trade ReviewThis is an homage to a way of life that, unless tended to, may very well pass away in the next decade or two…The color photographs alone demand the book’s size, as do the more than 80 recipes, some of which can be duplicated by home chefs, such as parched peanuts made using a microwave and plain paper bag and melt-in-your-eyes fried pies (never mind what the sugar and cholesterol counts are). Walsh explores the relationship between pits and pulpits, wanders to Memphis (spiritual home of this kind of cookery), focuses on the charms of beer and community feasts, and more with charm, ease, and a methodical pace, reminding us how life and barbecue need to be savored. * Booklist *Lovett's photography shows beautifully decaying signs, weathered hands stoking fires, embers glowing “deep in dark metal caverns, and barbecue platters of all varieties. It's the story of an American tradition that's endangered, for all that it's in vogue. One gets a sense of urgency from Barbecue Crossroads: preserve these traditions before it's too late. * Eater.com *Award-winning writer Robb Walsh captures life and culture like a Steinbeck of the South. The story of barbecue is layered and intimate…There are visceral pleasures: the freshly chopped pork sandwich eaten at a Formica counter, coconut pie eaten over the car hood. But Walsh, who has written extensively about the history of Texas food, always gives you something deeper to chew on…A masterful piece of documentation, the book is a labor of love and time — like barbecue itself. * Dallas Morning News *In the end, you feel privileged to have been invited along and a whole lot smarter about not only smoked meat in all of its many guises, but this lovely and confounding part of the country. * Los Angeles Times *Table of Contents Preface: Saying Grace Chapter One: Pits and Pulpits Chapter Two: Eat Dessert First Chapter Three: The Spiritual Home of Barbecue Chapter Four: Convenience Stores Chapter Five: Big Pigs and Little Pigs Chapter Six: Fast Food and Slow Food Chapter Seven: Barbecue Barbarians Chapter Eight: The High Life Chapter Nine: Parched Peanuts Chapter Ten: Shoulders and Red Dip Chapter Eleven: Whole Hog and Old Hickory Chapter Twelve: Young Blood Chapter Thirteen: Bringing It All Back Home Chapter Fourteen: Community Barbecues Acknowledgments Bibliography Index
£17.99
University of Texas Press Color
Book SynopsisThe first book that addresses color in photography from the beginning of the medium to the present, this landmark copublication with the Amon Carter Museum of American Art explores how color transformed photography into today’s dominant artistic form.Trade Review"The invention of the Autochrome in 1907 ushered color into photography and excited artists at the time. But then something strange happened: they recoiled from color, feeling it was too similar to the way we see the world. If the burgeoning medium of photography couldn't provide something different than what each of us could see using our own eyes, what was it good for? Color: American Photography Transformed tracks the curious history of color in American photography and is a sumptuous beauty to hold in the hand, with images from Walker Evans, Irving Penn and Ansel Adams, among many others." - Kirkus "This volume examines in detail what colour brings to photography and its connections to other arts, particularly painting. Expansive in focus and attractively presented 25-30 full-page reproductions illuminate each essay. An overview of technical advances and an impressive bibliography conclude the book. Entertaining, informative and vivid in its examples, this new scholarly interpretation is a valuable work... Summing Up: Highly recommended" - Choice "John Rohrbach's terrific book, copiously illustrated and footnoted, significantly enlarges the scope of this history and our understanding. The four chapters - "Inventing Color Photography"; "Defining Color, 1936-1970"; "Using Color, 1970-1990"; and "Interrogating Color, 1990-2010" - offer a sweeping view of multi-hued photography as a problem that bedeviled - and a mirage that beguiled - generations of inventors, artists, critics, and businesses." - Collector DailyTable of Contents Foreword Introduction Chapter One: Inventing Color Photography Chapter Two: Defining Color, 1936–1970 Chapter Three: Using Color, 1970–1990 Chapter Four: Interrogating Color, 1990–2010 By John Rohrbach From Potatoes to Pixels: A Short Technical History of Color Photography By Sylvie Pénichon List of Plates Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
£52.70
University of Texas Press Bronx Boys
Book SynopsisBronx Boys captures the violence, resilience, and hope of young men growing up in what was one of the toughest and most dangerous neighborhoods in the United States.
£35.10
University of Washington Press Latinx Photography in the United States
Book SynopsisShortlisted for the 2022 ASAP Book Prize, sponsored by the Association for the Study of Arts of the PresentShowcases the exceptionally diverse photographic work of Latinx artistsWhether at UFW picket lines in California's Central Valley or capturing summertime street life in East Harlem Latinx photographers have documented fights for dignity and justice as well as the daily lives of ordinary people. Their powerful, innovative photographic art touches on family, identity, protest, borders, and other themes, including the experiences of immigration and marginalization common to many of their communities. Yet the work of these artists has largely been excluded from the documented history of photography in the United States. Through individual profiles of more than eighty photographers from the early history of the photographic medium to the present, Elizabeth Ferrer introduces readers to Latinx portraitists, photojournalists, and documentarians and their legacies. She traces the rise ofTrade Review"[A] discerning and timely illustrated history...this revealing volume will appeal to scholars and anyone with an interest in Latinx art.”" * Publishers Weekly *"Ferrer's thoroughly researched text situates Latinx photographers as prominent practitioners in the medium's history and as key to its development, and every single image sings." * Booklist *"[A]n impressive and urgenty needed survey to launch a conversation about Latinx people's role in visually chronicling the United States." * PopMatters *"Ferrer presents a concise history of the ways in which Latinx artists have been quintessential to the development of the medium." * ARTnews, Best Art Book of 2021 *"A groundbreaking survey of Latinx photography." * Choice *"[A] first of its kind encyclopaedic survey." * History of Photography *
£26.59
University of Washington Press Capturing Glaciers
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A] beautifully, almost lyrically written study that blends science, perception, the human condition, the vagaries of ice, and much, much more. After reading this fascinating story, you will not look at and see glaciers the same way twice." -- Peter Boag * Mazama Magazine *
£110.48
University of Washington Press Cities of the Dead
Book SynopsisA Kyrgyz cemetery seen from a distance is astonishing. The ornate domes and minarets, tightly clustered behind stone walls, seem at odds with this desolate mountain region. Islam, the prominent religion in the region since the twelfth century, discourages tombstones or decorative markers. However, elaborate Kyrgyz tombs combine earlier nomadic customs with Muslim architectural forms. After the territory was formally incorporated into the Russian Empire in 1876, enamel portraits for the deceased were attached to the Muslim monuments. Yet everything within the walls is overgrown with weeds, for it is not Kyrgyz tradition for the living to frequent the graves of the dead.Architecturally unique, Kyrgyzstan's dramatically sited cemeteries reveal the complex nature of the Kyrgyz people's religious and cultural identities. Often said to have left behind few permanent monuments or books, the Kyrgyz people in fact left behind a magnificent legacy when they buried their dead.TraTrade ReviewGorgeous. * The Lineup *Travel to Kyrgyzstan from the comfort of your couch with this stunning series of photographs. -- Necee Regis * The Boston Globe *Captures the intriguing panoramas of sprawling, lifeless cities whose inhabitants rest in underground chambers while the edifices above send reminders of their presence into the far distance….Margaret Morton’s hallucinatory, fine-toned images may soon be the final remains of Kyrgyzstan’s silent cities. -- Claudia Steinberg * Bomb Magazine *Table of ContentsPrologue / Margaret Morton Preface / Nasser Rabbat Introduction / Elmira KöchümkulovaOn the Border of Two Worlds / Altyn KapalovaPhotographs / Margaret MortonMap Sites Contributors Acknowledgments
£29.45
Yale University Press More Than One Photographs in Sequence
Book SynopsisIncludes essays that examine sequentiality and serialism in the practice of photography from the medium's earliest years. This title explores nuances of syntax and sense raised by works like photographic albums, books, thematic portfolios, journalistic photo features, and documentations of performance art.
£16.00
Yale University Press The Itinerant Languages of Photography
Book SynopsisFeaturing images that converse across temporal, political and cultural boundaries by artists such as Lola and Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Marcelo Brodsky, Joan Colom, Marc Ferrez and Joan Fontcuberta, this book argues that the photographic image comes into being only as a consequence of reproduction, displacement and itinerancy.Trade Review“A comprehensive, multidimensional look at photography’s peripatetic nature, through seven concise essays in the first half, followed by four sections of stunning, full-page images illustrating photography’s itinerancy in relation to archives. . . . Emphasizing both individual and collective emotions, with precise and stirring essays about the social, political, and historical implications of photography, this essential book will change the way we interact with images, and with each another.”—Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *
£27.00
Yale University Press Abelardo Morell
Book SynopsisA riveting retrospective of the imaginative photographs created by contemporary artist Abelardo MorellTrade Review“Trompe-l'oeil images full of wit and wonder from a contemporary master . . . recalling the childhood enchantment of a magic lantern.”—Wall Street Journal * Wall Street Journal *“Abelardo Morell has spent his career mining the strange in the ordinary. . . . Mr. Morell adds layers — of image, of perception — to his works to make us see more clearly.”—Dana Jennings, New York Times -- Dana Jennings * New York Times *
£33.25
Yale University Press On the Viewing Platform
Book SynopsisTrade Review“An intelligent and expansive study of an art form that is now rare and no longer practiced in its pure form.”—Alexander Adams, The Jackdaw“An extremely rich account of the panorama format and its endurance across several centuries. The contributors bring expertise from art history, film history, media theory, and architectural theory, and convincingly make the case that the panorama belongs equally to all these fields.”— Antonia Lant, New York University
£63.00
