Owls Head: On the Nature of Lost Things (Hardcover)

A derelict antiques and scrap metal business in Owls Head, Maine, is the setting of this multi-layered word-portrait of its owner, William Buck-minster, proprietor of an extraordinary collection of discarded and decaying items, no-longer-functioning remnants of previous lives. Buckminster's world, which includes both his vaunted talents in the local pool halls and his sure knowledge of the seemingly endless number of fascinating objects from his vast supply, are inspiration for Purcell's carefully crafted meditation on collecting and entropy, and the signals both send to those of us willing to pay attention. 34 duotone footnote photographs.

General

Imprint:	The Quantuck Lane Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2003
First published:	November 2003
Authors:	Rosamond Purcell
Dimensions:	211 x 137 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-9714548-6-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Individual photographers Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Photographic collections > Photographic reportage
LSN:	0-9714548-6-8
Barcode:	9780971454866

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