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Hurricane Story
Jennifer Shaw
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Description for Hurricane Story
Hardcover. An odyssey of exile, birth and return told through dreamlike and sometimes haunting images of toys and dolls. Num Pages: 112 pages, Color photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; AJC; BM; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
"Like a mournful fairytale, Jennifer Shaw's beautifully staged tableaux are alternately sweet and menacing, filled with emotion but never spilling over into sentimentality. The poetic marriage of words and photos makes Hurricane Story a children's book for grown-ups." --Josh Neufeld, creator of A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge "Even if you think you've seen it all where Katrina's concerned, trust me, you're going to love Shaw's marvelous memoir."--The Times-Picayune "This is the kind of book that reminds you that books can be beautiful objects." --The Los Angeles Times "Hurricane Story is a tabletop, toy box Odyssey. With ... Read more
"Like a mournful fairytale, Jennifer Shaw's beautifully staged tableaux are alternately sweet and menacing, filled with emotion but never spilling over into sentimentality. The poetic marriage of words and photos makes Hurricane Story a children's book for grown-ups." --Josh Neufeld, creator of A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge "Even if you think you've seen it all where Katrina's concerned, trust me, you're going to love Shaw's marvelous memoir."--The Times-Picayune "This is the kind of book that reminds you that books can be beautiful objects." --The Los Angeles Times "Hurricane Story is a tabletop, toy box Odyssey. With ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Chin Music Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780984457632
SKU
V9780984457632
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Ref
99-15
About Jennifer Shaw
Jennifer Shaw grew up in Milwaukee, studied photography at RISD, and then moved to New Orleans in pursuit of the artist's life. She teaches the disappearing art of darkroom photography at the Louise S. McGehee School and works as a fine art photographer. She was a founding officer and board member of the New Orleans Photo Alliance and directs their ... Read more
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