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Jamel Shabazz: Albums (Hardcover)
Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr.; Edited by Michal Raz-Russo; Text written by Deborah Willis, Leslie Wilson, Nelson George
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Featuring an amazing treasure trove of unpublished images, this
intriguing and entertaining book looks at how women explored their
identity through popular photography in the 20th century Snapshots
preserve more than individual likeness and memory. Photographs of
celebrations, vacations, and gatherings of family and friends are
collected with the aim of constructing and preserving a personal
identity for future generations. What happens, however, when a
snapshot is subsequently discarded or displaced and becomes merely
an "anonymous" image? This and many other questions are discussed
in this fascinating selection of anonymous images depicting three
women. Presumably all taken by nonprofessionals, these snapshots
were acquired over time by a private collector interested in their
eclectic yet familiar details, who named the grouping after the
iconic Greco-Roman motif. In traditional western iconography, the
Three Graces personify beauty, charm, and grace in both nature and
humanity. In the 150 snapshots assembled here, the remarkable
consistency of confidence and poise projected by the trios of
women-in varied settings, in various states of dress/undress, and
over a period of more than fifty years-reveals the formal and
behavioral conventions that evolved as photography's popularity
skyrocketed among amateurs. To this end, the iconography of The
Three Graces provides a framework for understanding the
generational differences and cultural influences that shaped
women's self-presentation in front of the camera in the first half
of the 20th century. Published in association with the Art
Institute of Chicago Exhibition Schedule: The Art Institute of
Chicago (10/29/11-01/22/12)
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