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Kentucky Renaissance : The Lexington Camera Club and Its Community, 1954-1974 by Brian Sholis (2016, Hardcover)
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KENTUCKY RENAISSANCE: THE LEXINGTON CAMERA CLUB AND ITS COMMUNITY, 19541974 By Brian Sholis & John Jeremiah Sullivan - Hardcover **BRAND NEW**.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300218982
ISBN-139780300218985
eBay Product ID (ePID)221517887
Product Key Features
Book TitleKentucky Renaissance : the Lexington Camera Club and Its Community, 1954-1974
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCollections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Group Shows, United States / South / East South Central (Al, Ky, ms, Tn), History / Contemporary (1945-), History
Publication Year2016
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Travel, Photography
AuthorBrian Sholis
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight30.5 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-934972
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"The title is recommended. . . for the insights it offers in placing figures like Meatyard within the context in which they worked, for its recognition of an arts community that has been underexplored, and for its exploration of collaborations between writers and artists."-- ARLIS / NA Reviews
Dewey Decimal779.092/2
SynopsisA groundbreaking study of the extraordinary photographers, writers, printmakers, and publishers who formed a flourishing modernist community in Kentucky, A groundbreaking study of the extraordinary photographers, writers, printmakers, and publishers who formed a flourishing modernist community in Kentucky Dozens of American cities witnessed the founding of camera clubs in the first half of the 20th century, though few boasted as many accomplished artists as the one based in Lexington, Kentucky. This pioneering book provides the most absorbing account to date of the Lexington Camera Club, an under-studied group of artists whose ranks included Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Van Deren Coke, Robert C. May, James Baker Hall, and Cranston Ritchie. These and other members of the Lexington Camera Club explored the craft and expressive potential of photography. They captured Kentucky's dramatic natural landscape and experimented widely with different techniques, including creating double and multiple exposures or shooting deliberately out-of-focus images. In addition to compiling images by these photographers, this book examines their relationships with writers, publishers, and printmakers based in Kentucky at the time, such as Wendell Berry, Guy Davenport, Jonathan Greene, and Thomas Merton. Moreover, the publication seeks to highlight the unique contributions that the Lexington Camera Club made to 20th-century photography, thus broadening a narrative of modern art that has long focused on New York and Chicago. Featuring a wealth of new scholarship, this fascinating catalogue asserts the importance and artistic achievement of these often overlooked photographers and their circle. Published in association with the Cincinnati Art Museum Exhibition Schedule: Cincinnati Art Museum (10/08/16-01/01/17), A groundbreaking study of the extraordinary photographers, writers, printmakers, and publishers who formed a flourishing modernist community in Kentucky Dozens of American cities witnessed the founding of camera clubs in the first half of the 20th century, though few boasted as many accomplished artists as the one based in Lexington, Kentucky. This pioneering book provides the most absorbing account to date of the Lexington Camera Club, an under-studied group of artists whose ranks included Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Van Deren Coke, Robert C. May, James Baker Hall, and Cranston Ritchie. These and other members of the Lexington Camera Club explored the craft and expressive potential of photography. They captured Kentucky's dramatic natural landscape and experimented widely with different techniques, including creating double and multiple exposures or shooting deliberately out-of-focus images. In addition to compiling images by these photographers, this book examines their relationships with writers, publishers, and printmakers based in Kentucky at the time, such as Wendell Berry, Guy Davenport, Jonathan Greene, and Thomas Merton. Moreover, the publication seeks to highlight the unique contributions that the Lexington Camera Club made to 20th-century photography, thus broadening a narrative of modern art that has long focused on New York and Chicago. Featuring a wealth of new scholarship, this fascinating catalogue asserts the importance and artistic achievement of these often overlooked photographers and their circle.
LC Classification NumberTR646
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- Dec 07, 2019
A gem of a book for lovers of the work of Ralph Eugene Meatyard
To me, this book is what art scholarship is all about. I've long been a fan of Ralph Eugene Meatyard's work, but not at all aware of the milieu around him. This book presents the work of the other photographers at the Lexington Photography Club, and it is quite eye opening. Usually this type of book will have a couple of interesting works, but otherwise their obscurity seems justified. In this case, these photographers were well versed in contemporary photographic trends and had made contacts with prominent photographers like Minor White and Aaron Siskind. Their obscurity was in large part due to their living in Kentucky, far away from the centers of art world practice. This book does a great job at bringing to light the work of Robert May, Cranston Ritchie, Guy Mendes, Zygmut Gierlach, and Charles Traub. As a bonus, personally, it also presents a good 20 images of Meatyard's that I was previously unfamiliar with. This book is a book for fans of the more adventurous mid century photography for sure, as pointed out by another reviewer, but if you like the work of Meatyard, Summer, Weston, and White, you will love this little gem of a book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 11, 2019
The Lexington Camera Club Book
Advant Guard Photo Book. Not for everyone, stretches the art of photography. I know some of the photographers named, but others are not included. The Lexington Hearld and the Lexington, had some top notch photographersVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
