Though photographers Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams were
contemporaries and longtime friends, most of their work portrays
contrasting subject matter. Lange's artistic photodocumentation set
a new aesthetic standard for social commentary; Adams lit up
nature's wonders with an unfailing eye and preeminent technical
skill. That they joined together to photograph Mormons in Utah in
the early 1950s for Life magazine may come as a surprise. In a
Rugged Land examines the history and content of the two
photographers' forgotten collaboration Three Mormon Towns. Looking
at Adams's and Lange's photographs, extant letters, and personal
memories, the book provides a window into an important moment in
their careers and seeks to understand why a project that once held
such promise ended in disillusionment and is now little more than a
footnote in their illustrative biographies. Swensen's in-depth
research and interpretation helps make sense of what they did and
places their efforts alongside others who were also exploring the
particular qualities of the Mormon village at that time.
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