REGARDING THE LAND. Robert Glenn Ketchum and the Legacy of Eliot Porter
by Rohrbach, John and Robert Glenn Ketchum
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- Hardcover
- first
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- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket
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About This Item
Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket. Eliot Porter & Robert Glenn Ketchum. 4to. The work of two great American landscape photographers presented together for the first time-revealing an artistic progression from one generation to the next. 88 color and duotone reproductions of works from a major exhibition organized by the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas; Both photographers are celebrated for creating art for environmental activism; Includes an introductory essay by John Rohrbach, senior curator of photographs at the Carter, and closing remarks by Robert Glenn Ketchum; Also includes chronologies of both artists along with lists of their publications and major exhibitions. Eliot Porter (1901-1999) was the first established artist-photographer to commit to exploring the beauty and diversity of the natural world with color film and Ketchum is recognized as one of the leading contemporary photographers of the American landscape.
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- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15196
- Title
- REGARDING THE LAND. Robert Glenn Ketchum and the Legacy of Eliot Porter
- Author
- Rohrbach, John and Robert Glenn Ketchum
- Illustrator
- Eliot Porter & Robert Glenn Ketchum
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Amon Carter Museum
- Place of Publication
- Fort Worth
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Eliot Porter, photography, color photography, environmental causes, the American Landscape
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Ed Smith Books
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Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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