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Meek, A. J.

 
9781578069095: Clarence John Laughlin: Prophet Without Honor
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ISBN 10 : 1578069092 ISBN 13 : 9781578069095
Editeur : University Press of Mississippi, 2007

Synopsis

Clarence John Laughlin (1905-1985) of New Orleans is arguably the father of photographic surrealism in America. He was best known for his photographs of old plantation homes and his book, Ghosts along the Mississippi, but his life's work was varied and broad. Laughlin was a mainstream photographer who was published in many national magazines. His contemporaries and associates included photographers Minor White, Wynn Bullock, and Edward Weston, as well as legendary editor Maxwell Perkins.

Laughlin was, however, often marginalized and ignored due to misunderstandings of his work and his often-volatile personality. Equally annoying to many was his devotion to capturing images that depicted, with a zealous and sometimes disturbing sense of self-righteousness, the evil and poverty that he saw in the world.

A. J. Meek looks into the controversial life of one of the greatest photographers in American history. Through interviews with Laughlin's colleagues, friends, and family, the author details the tumultuous connection between the struggles of the artist's life, including strained professional relationships and failed marriages, and the work that brought him fame.

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À propos des auteurs

A. J. Meek is professor emeritus of photography in the School of Art at Louisiana State University. He currently holds the Garrey Carruthers Chair in the University Honors Program at the University of New Mexico. He is author of Gettysburg to Vicksburg: The Five Original Civil War Battlefield Parks and The Gardens of Louisiana: Places of Work and Wonder.

John H. Lawrence is director of museum programs at The Historic New Orleans Collection.

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Éditeur
University Press of Mississippi
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1578069092
ISBN 13 
9781578069095
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
277
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Personne responsable
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