Don Kirby grew up turning the surface of the earth upside down, the son of a sharecropper in northwestern Missouri. A half century later, he has emerged as the preeminent photographer of wheat country, a master of both his medium and chosen subject matter. Kirby's sweeping, geometric photographs of wheatfields in the American Northwest manage to convey both a sense of wonder and a deep understanding of the land - our dependence on it for our survival, and its own survival of the uses and abuses we impose upon it. The artist's first monograph, Wheatcountry is printed in a first edition of 2,000 casebound copies. The forty plates are beautifully printed in duotone on matt art paper..."-the publisher.

Wheatcountry

Arts & Photography

Kirby, Don

Photography & Video

Nazraeli Pr

Our latest anthology of Bill Jay's writings on photography, Sun in the Blood of the Cat covers a wide range of topics, including reflections on the profession of teaching photography; advice on how (and whether) to select a graduate school for an MFA in photography; reminiscences of the author's days as editor of Album and Creative Camera; how to become famous (sort of); the history of women in photography; and more of Jay's delightful "verbal snapshots," this time featuring Michael Kenna, Arnold Newman, Aaron Scharf, and Ferenc Berko. The book's title, as explained in the introduction, has its roots in the author's dislike for typing: after installing voice recognition software into his computer, Jay spoke into his computer: 'I would like to produce a collection of articles called Something Photographic, a seemingly bland phrase but nevertheless one which sounds rather jaunty.' As Jay sat back and watched, the computer typed: 'I would like to produce a collection of articles called sun in the blood of the cat...' Jay looked at that sentence and said to himself: 'Yes, I would!' So here it is, joining Occam's Razor (now back in print) and Cyanide &amp; Spirits (to be re-released this Autumn) on our growing list of titles from Bill Jay.

Sun in the Blood of the Cat

Jay, Bill

Paintings

Scholder, Fritz

History & Criticism

First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine cloth, with dust jacket. Edited by James Christen Steward. Essays by Lyle Rexer, James Christen Steward and Serge Tisseron. Includes a biography, exhibition history and bibliography. 204 pp. with 168 duotone plates and 36 four-color plates. 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches.

In Human Touch

Rexer, Lyle

Tisseron, Serge

Impossible to Forget: The Nazi Camps Fifty Years After

Chéroux, Clément

Borhan, Pierre

First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine cloth, with dust jacket, in a cloth slipcase. Introduction by Bill Jay (on the subject of Easter Island and the speculation surrounding its history). 72 pp. with 40 duotone plates beautifully printed on matte art paper. 13 x 12 inches. This first edition was limited to 1000 numbered hardbound copies.

Easter Island

Michael Kenna

As artist, educator, art historian and critic, Carl Chiarenza's influence on the American photography scene has been tremendous. A living example to generations of students, Chiarenza has for decades managed a number of careers simultaneously. He has written articles and reviews for publication since 1957, during which time his own work has exhibited at over 70 solo and 200 group exhibitions; he has lectured throughout the country; and seen his work and writings reviewed and reproduced in over 175 publications. Evocations brings together 8o of Chiarenza's most important photographs from the mid-ig8os to 2ooo, documenting his artistic output during that important period. Beautifully printed in duo-tone and process color on matte art paper, Evocations is a powerful and long overdue report on the work of one of our own national treasures. Chiarenza's photographs are represented in the permanent collections of such institutions as the Museum of Modern Art, New York; National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In 1999, he was elected "Honored Educator" at the Society of Photographic Education National Conference. Chiarenza has had a unique and unqualified influence on the American photography scene. Most known for his innovative approach to collage--the 1988 monograph Landscapes of the Mind beautifully reproduces his mysterious cut-paper assemblages--he has simultaneously developed a career as educator, art historian and critic. A scholar of the medium, he has published articles and reviews since 1957, greatly adding to the tapestry of writings on photography by working photographers. His own work has been exhibited in over 70 solo and 200 group exhibitions. This new volume brings together 80 of Chiarenza's most important photographs from a definitive period, the mid-1980s to 2000.

Evocations

From the publisher: "Terri Weifenbach has received international acclaim for her gorgeous, vividly colored landscape photographs -- and deservedly so. She has been described as "the Emily Dickinson of photography" and the work in this new book can only strengthen her reputation as a truly original force in contemporary art. Weifenbach creates images based on seemingly unexceptional pastoral scenes that become quite extraordinary through her masterful presentation of their subject matter. Sometimes a whole picture is shot out of focus, or perhaps just one detail -- a leaf, a bud, a blade of grass -- is sharply focused, commanding attention, while the rest gently recedes into a soft and mellow blur. The results are breathtaking as, dream-like and entrancing, they evoke gentle memories of hazy summer days. The images for this, the artist's third monograph, were made in Lana, a small Italian village nestling in the mountainous South Tyrol."

Lana: Photographs Made of a Single Locale

Weifenbach, Terri

First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine cloth, with dust jacket, in a cloth slipcase. Introduction by Bill Jay (on the subject of Easter Island and the speculation surrounding its history). 72 pp. with 40 duotone plates beautifully printed onmatte art paper. 13 x 12 inches. This first edition was limited to 1000 numbered hardbound copies. Out of print (sold out upon publication). From the publisher: "Situated in the South Pacific, Easter Island is more than 2,000 miles from the nearest population centers, making it one of the most isolated places on earth. Best known for the giant stone monoliths, or Moai, dotting its coastline, the island was named by Admiral Roggeveen, who chanced upon the triangle of volcanic rock on Easter Sunday in the year 1772. Michael Kenna has photographed Easter Island over a period of two years, creating a powerful new body of work which pays homage to the beauty of the island and the continuing mystery of its past."

Kenna, Michael

From the publisher: "The images in this book are not what they at first appear to be. Look again, and closely. Mayumi Lake's series of color photographs focuses on the wakinoshita, presenting this often-neglected part of the body in a discomforting new light. Know what the true subject is, and while some unease might remain, any revulsion turns to curiosity, admiration and perhaps even delight. The wakinoshita Lake portrays with such intimacy and originality are shown in a wide array of 'poses;' dressed with crochet, lace, embroidery, fake fur, these obviously adult bits of body take on a diverting, playful look. But underneath the soft and feminine drapes nestle the dark hairs and folds of flesh that give Lake's work a decidedly unsettling edge. As with all illusion, there is more here than meets the eye: the viewer is drawn time and again to take another, deeper look. Originally from Osaka, Mayumi Lake moved to the United States to study at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and at Rhode Island School of Design. In 2000 she was awarded the Bruce Goodman Memorial Fellowship. Lake's photographs and videos have been shown at a number of prominent venues in the United States, Asia, and the United Kingdom."

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Wheatcountry

Sun in the Blood of the Cat

Paintings

In Human Touch

Impossible to Forget: The Nazi Camps Fifty Years After

Easter Island

Evocations

Lana: Photographs Made of a Single Locale

Easter Island

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