Literary Chickens

Moon, Beth [Photographer]; Goodall, Jane [Afterword]; Rossellini, Isabella [Foreword]; Caughey, Melissa [Commentary]; Brown, Collier [Commentary];

ISBN 10: 0789213095 / ISBN 13: 9780789213099

Edité par Abbeville Press, 2018

N° de réf. du vendeur 0789213095-3-25851544

Synopsis :

From the best-selling photographer of Ancient Trees, an arresting collection of black-and-white chicken portraits paired with quotations from classic literature

Fierce, funny, and flamboyant, fifty-two heritage-breed chickens assess the camera with a keen gaze. By focusing on the faces of her avian subjects, Beth Moon reveals them to us not just as beautiful and exotic creatures, but as individuals in their own right.

Moon’s intimate portraits capture a startling range of emotions and personalities, underscored by excerpts from literature. A martial Spanish White Face is flanked by a passage from Beowulf; a fantastical Buff-Laced Polish, by a line from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; and a refined Blue Polish, by a character sketch from Swann’s Way. An essay by chicken keeper and best-selling author Melissa Caughey and cultural critic Collier Brown sheds additional light on this fresh and remarkable body of work, which will appeal to animal lovers and literature buffs alike.

À propos de l'auteur: Beth Moon is a photographer based in New York who has gained international recognition for her large-scale, richly toned platinum prints. Her prints are held in numerous public and private collections and have appeared in more than 60 solo and group exhibitions in the United States, Italy, England, France, Israel, Brazil, Dubai, Singapore, and Canada, receiving widespread critical acclaim.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Literary Chickens
Éditeur : Abbeville Press
Date d'édition : 2018
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Good