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Benjamin . Ed(S): Klein - Irwin Klein and the New Settlers - 9780803285101 - V9780803285101
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Irwin Klein and the New Settlers

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Description for Irwin Klein and the New Settlers Hardback. A previously unpublished photo series by Irwin Klein of northern New Mexican counterculture communes from 1967-1971 blended with modern essays on the topic. Editor(s): Klein, Benjamin. Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 photographs, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JJPK; AJB; AJC; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 7112 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1402.

Dropouts, renegades, utopians. Children of the urban middle class and old beatniks living alone, as couples, in families, or as groups in the small Nuevomexicano towns. When photographer Irwin Klein began visiting northern New Mexico in the mid-1960s, he found these self-proclaimed New Settlers—and many others—in the back country between Santa Fe and Taos. His black-and-white photographs captured the life of the counterculture’s transition to a social movement. His documentation of these counterculture communities has become well known and sought after for both its sheer beauty and as a primary source about a largely undocumented group.


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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803285101
SKU
V9780803285101
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About Benjamin . Ed(S): Klein
The work of Irwin Klein (1933–74) is archived in the permanent collections of the George Eastman House, the Museum of Modern Art, the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives in Santa Fe. Benjamin Klein, Irwin’s nephew, teaches European and world history at California State University, East Bay. His articles on the ... Read more

Reviews for Irwin Klein and the New Settlers
"The 80 photos published in Irwin Klein and the New Settlers: Photographs of Counterculture in New Mexico offer a stunning glimpse into an American subculture."—Paul Weideman, Pasatiempo "A must read."—Rio Grande Sun "Klein's photographs embrace how critical not only time and place but also community are to shaping cultural identity."—The Magazine "For anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the idealism, ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Irwin Klein and the New Settlers


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