Synopses & Reviews
Clarence King's Survey, undertaken between 1867 and 1872, covered a vast swath of terrain, from the border of California eastward to the edge of the Great Plains. It was the first survey to include a full-time photographerand#8212;Timothy O'Sullivanand#8212;who produced about 450 finished photographs in large-format and smaller-format stereographs. O'Sullivan's images convey a distinct individual quality of perception, at once direct and laconic, as well as a perfect union of objective fact and personal interpretation. As such, O'Sullivan remains the most admired, studied, and debated photographer who worked on the great western surveys of the 19th century.
This handsome and enlightening book aims to enrich and enlarge our understanding of O'Sullivan's pivotal body of western photographs by emphasizing the idea of context. This ambition encompasses several frames of reference: O'Sullivan's best-known images in relation to his larger body of survey work; the function his photographs served in relation to the survey's overall goals and methodologies; and the King Survey itself as a logical part of a complex and prolonged expeditionary endeavor. The volume also includes an essential catalogue raisonnand#233; of O'Sullivan's King Survey work.
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"[A] splendid catalogue raisonné."—Larry McMurtry, Harper's Magazine Larry McMurtry
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"[A] splendid catalogue raisonnand#233;."and#8212;Larry McMurtry, Harper's Magazine
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This definitive survey of Dave Heathandrsquo;s deeply personal work of the 1950s and 1960s affirms his status as a key figure in 20th-century American photography.
Synopsis
The work of American photographer Dave Heath (b. 1931) stuns with its emotional potency. Exploring themes of loneliness and alienation in modern society, Heathandrsquo;s photographs depict strangers riding the train, watching a Thanksgiving parade, staring pensively at their dining room table, or kissing on the side of a street. Entirely self-taught, Heath stretches the boundaries of the medium and explores the potential of the photo-narrativeandmdash;through handmade book maquettes, innovative multimedia slide presentations, and other photographic experimentations.
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This is the first comprehensive survey of Heathandrsquo;s deeply personal work, focusing on his astounding contributions to black-and-white photography. These images span the first 20 years of his career, 1949 to 1969, and many of them are previously unpublished. Filling a major gap in scholarship, the catalogue surveys the most groundbreaking facets of Heathandrsquo;s creative work and highlights its historical importance. Heathandrsquo;s art is ripe for rediscovery, and this book reaffirms his status as a key figure in 20th-century American photography.
About the Author
Keith F. Davis is senior curator of photography at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Michael Torosian is an artist, author, and owner of Lumiere Press, Toronto.and#160;