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That Day: Pictures in the American West
Laura Wilson
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Description for That Day: Pictures in the American West
Hardback. "Rather than the proverbial melting pot, Wilson asks us to recognize a West that is at least a place where, against a backdrop of aridity and expansive space, diverse lives can and do coexist." -John Rohrbach Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 color + 107 duotone illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 319 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1956.
“Rather than the proverbial melting pot, Wilson asks us to recognize a West that is at least a place where, against a backdrop of aridity and expansive space, diverse lives can and do coexist.” —John Rohrbach
Renowned photographer Laura Wilson has captured the majesty, as well as the tragedy, of her home region of Texas and the wider West for more than three decades. A former assistant to Richard Avedon, she has published her work to wide acclaim over the past twenty-five years. As seen in this extraordinary book, Wilson’s subjects range from legendary West Texas cattle ranches to impoverished Plains ... Read more
“Rather than the proverbial melting pot, Wilson asks us to recognize a West that is at least a place where, against a backdrop of aridity and expansive space, diverse lives can and do coexist.” —John Rohrbach
Renowned photographer Laura Wilson has captured the majesty, as well as the tragedy, of her home region of Texas and the wider West for more than three decades. A former assistant to Richard Avedon, she has published her work to wide acclaim over the past twenty-five years. As seen in this extraordinary book, Wilson’s subjects range from legendary West Texas cattle ranches to impoverished Plains ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1956g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300215397
SKU
V9780300215397
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About Laura Wilson
Laura Wilson is a photographer. John Rohrbach is senior curator of photographs at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
Reviews for That Day: Pictures in the American West
"Laura Wilson has an ever-searching eye for the bleak beauty of he West—and for its bleak reality, too. These singular photographs mirror her admiration for the stubborn strength of those who occupy such hard places. It’s a remarkable book."—Larry McMurtry "This volume presents a series of fascinating photographic essays by photographer Wilson that capture the majesty, as well as ... Read more