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1 online resource (xi, 340 pages) : illustrations (some color), map |
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text file |
| Summary |
"Though photographers Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams were contemporaries and longtime friends, most of their work portrays contrasting subject matter. Lange's artistic photodocumentation set a new aesthetic standard for social commentary; Adams lit up nature's wonders with an unfailing eye and preeminent technical skill. That they joined together to photograph Mormons in Utah in the early 1950s for Life magazine may come as a surprise. In a Rugged Land examines the history and content of the two photographers' forgotten collaboration, Three Mormon Towns. Looking at Adams' and Lange's photographs, extant letters, and personal memories, the book provides a window into an important moment in their careers and seeks to understand why a project that once held such promise ended in disillusionment and is now little more than a footnote in their illustrative biographies. Swensen's in-depth research and interpretation helps make sense of what they did and places their efforts alongside others who were also exploring the particular qualities of the Mormon village at that time"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Attribution of the Three Mormon Towns Photographs; Introduction; Chapter 1. Preparations and Place; Chapter 2. Working for Life; Chapter 3. In the Field; Chapter 4. Gunlock; Chapter 5. Toquerville; Chapter 6. St. George; Chapter 7. Rift; Chapter 8. Layout; Chapter 9. The Story; Chapter 10. The Essence of Things Seen; Notes; Bibliography; Image Credits; Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lange, Dorothea -- Archives.
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Lange, Dorothea. |
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Archives.
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Lange, Dorothea -- Friends and associates.
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Friends and associates. |
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Lange, Dorothea -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 -- Archives.
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Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984. |
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Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 -- Friends and associates.
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Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Saint George -- Portraits.
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Latter Day Saints. |
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Utah -- Saint George. |
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Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Gunlock -- Portraits.
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Utah -- Gunlock. |
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Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Toquerville -- Portraits.
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Utah -- Toquerville. |
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Photography, Artistic.
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Photography, Artistic. |
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Artistic collaboration.
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Artistic collaboration. |
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Portraits.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Portraits.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Swensen, James R. In a rugged land. Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2018] 9781607816287 (DLC) 2018014040 |
| ISBN |
1607816296 (electronic book) |
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9781607816294 (electronic book) |
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9781607816287 (paperback) |
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