Eight Girls Taking Pictures - New SIGNED 1st Edition/1st Printing
Otto, Whitney
From Argyl Houser, Bookseller, Turlock, CA, U.S.A.
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Quantity: 1From Argyl Houser, Bookseller, Turlock, CA, U.S.A.
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Brand new 1st Edition/1st Printing hardcover in brand new dust jacket SIGNED by the author on the title page without inscription. "What makes Eight Girls Taking Pictures so remarkable is its simultaneous sharp focus and wide-angle lens. Through the lives of eight women photographers, Whitney Otto allows readers to see their own immediate worlds and the alternative, otherwise inaccessible worlds of women artists. We share the inscape of these characters' psychologies and the countries and times that frame and shape their work: their struggles to practice their art are both extraordinary and hauntingly familiar. Eight Girls Taking Pictures takes us through the twentieth century in a way that immeasurably enriches our lives and our futures." -- Sena Jeter Naslund. Will be bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery. Seller Inventory # ABH115
Bibliographic Details
Title: Eight Girls Taking Pictures - New SIGNED 1st...
Publisher: Scribner, New York
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: New
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
About this title
"Blending Otto's saturated yet accessible prose with her talent for stitching together stories of multiple characters with a steady, glittering needle, the novel pays homage to a number of 20th-century photographers whose lives inspired its eight interwoven tales. Otto's vivid narratives of these women's lives-often bohemian, occasionally luxurious, always richly intellectual and full of love-render them as complete, complicated mediums between their cameras and a world that treats them so ambivalently."
"The reader is captivated and transported on several levels with a book that rings with universal truths as it pays homage to eight very real ground-breaking photographers. You don't have to be an art historian nor even like photography to love this deeply soul satisfying work. Each work isa gem to be savored and appreciated like a fine work of visual art."
"A lovely work of fiction...Otto mixes the personal histories of her subjects with their camera-eye view of the world to create an intriguing narrative."
"A tour de force. This exquisitely written novel-as-linked-stories is an impressive ode to feminism. Spanning several decades and various romantic settings...Otto's novel highlights the challenges these women face as they attempt to balance career with family life. Like a master portraitist, Otto focuses on the details, describing studio settings as if she were staging a photograph herself."
"A fascinating portrait of 20th century women exploring and establishing their artistic vision. Writing with vivid details and finely-tuned sensibility...Otto's ability to capture and corral [these women's] lives... is laudable for shedding light on this sisterhood of pioneering artists."
"Otto is certainly [a] mistress of her craft."
"Thoughtful, nuanced depictions of the complexity of women's lives...Eight Girls is a moving read about the pleasures and pangs that define the lives of women."--USA Today
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