Fireflies: Photographs of Children - Hardcover

Carter, Keith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 029272182X ISBN 13: 9780292721821

Verlag: University of Texas Press, 2009

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In Fireflies, Keith Carter presents a magical gallery of photographs of children and the world they inhabit. The collection includes both new work and iconic images such as "Fireflies," "The Waltz," "Chicken Feathers," "Megan's New Shoes," and "Angel" selected from all of Carter's rare and out-of-print books. When making these images, Carter often asked the children, "do you have something you would like to be photographed with?" This creative collaboration between photographer and subject has produced images that conjure up stories, dreams, and imaginary worlds. Complementing the photographs is an essay in which Carter poetically traces the wellsprings of his interest in photographing children to his own childhood experiences in Beaumont, Texas. As he recalls days spent exploring in the woods and creeks, it becomes clear that his art flows from a deep reservoir of sights and sounds imprinted in early childhood. A lyrical meditation on the joys, wonders, and anxieties of childhood, Fireflies brings us back to the small truths that are often pushed aside or forgotten when we become adults.

Biografía del autor:

Keith Carter holds the Endowed Walles Chair in Fine Arts at Lamar University and is the recipient of a 2009 Texas Medal of Arts Award. His twelve previous books include From Uncertain to Blue and A Certain Alchemy, which is also the title of a documentary film about Carter. His work is held in numerous collections fromcoast to coast, from the National Gallery of Art to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Wittliff Collections' Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection.

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• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 029272182X
• ISBN 13: 9780292721821
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 168