Hard to find illustration book on Chicago.Product Details - Publisher: Chicago Review Press, IncorporatedPublication date: 8/28/1988Pages: 86

Chicago

History

Irving, Gary

Americas

Skyline Press

Here are more than sixty stunning views of the open rural landscape as seen by Gary Irving. Inspired by the breadth of wide-screen motion pictures as well as by the sweep of prairie grasses and ancient moraines, Irving shares changes in color that mark this unique landscape. Beneath an Open Sky marks Irving's first complete collection of panoramic images, most of which are displayed to maximum advantage across two-page spreads. The handsome oversized horizontal format allows the reader to experience the true scope of the open landscape.

Beneath an Open Sky: PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHS (Visions of Illinois)

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

University of Illinois Press

This stunning collection of photographs uncovers the mystery and beauty of a part of the country that for most people is hidden in plain view. Places of Grace reveals both the physical splendor and the natural history of a ten-state region encompassing Illinois, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. The Midwest is full of useful, productive lands, a "breadbasket" ideally suited to raising crops and livestock. There is another Midwest, however, marked by lands that historically have resisted human purposes: the dark swamp forests of the far north, Nebraska's arid Sand Hills, the rockbound Flint Hills of Kansas. Such lands as these, although difficult to cultivate, are valuable in terms not calculable in units produced or metric tons shipped. Many have been preserved as national parks or wildlife refuges. All hold secrets for the careful observer: "Above a twisted sandstone gorge, golden autumn leaves drift thickly over the floor of an Indiana hardwood forest, their crunch underfoot releasing crisp, earthy odors. A copper and gold tall grass prairie shimmers under the sun from horizon to horizon. In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the setting sun hovers—red as a bloodorange—just above Lake Superior's cool blue horizon as the laughing cry of a loon rises from behind a screen of balsams. On the vast plains, heat lightning ripples from a central point, netting the sky with white fire. . . . " [from Strutin essay] Open Places of Grace and be guided through forest, wetlands, and prairie into the heart of the undiscovered Midwest. From the prairie grasses of western Nebraska to the boreal forests of Michigan's upper peninsula, this spectacular volume delights the eye and fires the imagination with unexpected images of lands that yet retain the marks of their primeval origins. Presenting a counterpoint of vast expanse and luminous detail, Places of Grace celebrates the rich visual texture and fascinating past of the heartland. Gary Irving's extraordinary photographs and Michal Strutin's elegant prose combine to create a penetrating, vivid, and unforgettable sense of place.

Places of Grace: The Natural Landscapes of the American Midwest

Strutin, Michal

Individual Artists

From lush rolling hills to fields of corn, from the richness of Victorian mansions to the simplicity of the Amish, from Chicago's skyscrapers to grain elevators, Irving captures the essence of this great state.

Illinois

Graphic Arts Books

The architecture, parks, museums, sports, cultural events, and social life of Chicago is depicted in color photographs

Travel

Parker, Stephen G.

United States

Chicago Review Pr

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