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The Three Graces : Snapshots of Twentieth-Century Women by Michal Raz-Russo (2011, Hardcover)

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Featuring an amazing treasure trove of unpublished images, this intriguing and entertaining book looks at how women explored their identity through popular photography in the 20th century Snapshots preserve more than individual likeness and memory. Photographs of celebrations, vacations, and gatherings of family and friends are collected with the aim of constructing and preserving a personal identity for future generations. What happens, however, when a snapshot is subsequently discarded or displaced and becomes merely an "anonymous" image? This and many other questions are discussed in this fascinating selection of anonymous images depicting three women. Presumably all taken by nonprofessionals, these snapshots were acquired over time by a private collector interested in their eclectic yet familiar details, who named the grouping after the iconic Greco-Roman motif. In traditional western iconography, the Three Graces personify beauty, charm, and grace in both nature and humanity. In the 150 snapshots assembled here, the remarkable consistency of confidence and poise projected by the trios of women--in varied settings, in various states of dress/undress, and over a period of more than fifty years--reveals the formal and behavioral conventions that evolved as photography's popularity skyrocketed among amateurs. To this end, the iconography of The Three Graces provides a framework for understanding the generational differences and cultural influences that shaped women's self-presentation in front of the camera in the first half of the 20th century. Published in association with the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition Schedule: The Art Institute of Chicago (10/29/11-01/22/12)

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Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300177348
ISBN-13
9780300177343
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109080117

Product Key Features

Book Title
Three Graces : Snapshots of Twentieth-Century Women
Author
Michal Raz-Russo
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Photography, Travel
Number of Pages
160 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
0.9in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
0.6in
Item Weight
20 oz

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Lc Classification Number
Tr681.W6r39 2011
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2011-014921
Dewey Decimal
779/.24
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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