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When Elephants Come to Town - A Visual Anthology (Hardcover)
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When Elephants Come to Town - A Visual Anthology (Hardcover)
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'Through this extraordinary selection of photographs and
accompanying text,we follow elephants on their journey from Ancient
Rome to Coney Island and beyond. Across battlefields and city
bridges, in railway cars and circus rings, adored, applauded and at
times brutally mistreated, elephants have truly come to town.' -
James Attlee When Elephants Come to Town is a visual celebration of
man's timeless fascination with the world's largest land animal
through the medium of photography. The joy and excitement elephants
arouse when they make an appearance in our lives is brought to life
through a combination of iconic photographs by, amongst others,
Garry Winogrand and unattributed, archival material. Rather than a
series of contemporary nature photographs, the book is a collection
of exceptional images from around the world of elephants in
captivity, dating from Victorian times to the height of circus
culture in the mid-20th century, many of them taken by anonymous
photographers. Elephants parade through the streets and perform
tricks in circuses and shows, their riders ranging from royalty to
children, from showgirls to soldiers. In times of war they assist
with logistics, shifting heavy loads, ploughing fields and hauling
vehicles; in peacetime they add a touch of glamour and exoticism to
locations as varied as casinos, hospital courtyards and amusement
parks, and are in turn transformed into elephant-shaped buildings,
mechanised automatons or balloons. In the essay that accompanies
the photographs, acclaimed British author James Attlee describes
the broader context of that relationship through the ages. In doing
so, he doesn't shy away from describing the abuse and poor living
conditions captive elephants have had to endure; at the same time
he evokes the depth of understanding that can exist between man and
animal, often in the words of those who have experienced it
first-hand. Intensely nostalgic, often poignant and always
fascinating, these images capture the complexity of one of the
planet's most enduring inter-species relationships.
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