Photographic – the Life of Graciela Iturbide (Getty Publications – (Yale)) - Hardcover

Quintero, Isabel; Pena, Zeke

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1947440004 ISBN 13: 9781947440005

Publisher: Getty Publications, 2018

Synopsis

Graciela Iturbide was born in Mexico City in 1942, the oldest of thirteen children. When tragedy strikes Iturbide as a young mother, she turns to photography for solace and understanding. From then on Iturbide embarks on a photographic journey that takes her throughout her native Mexico, from the Sonora Desert to Juchitan to Frida Kahlo's bathroom, then to the United States, India, and beyond. Photographic is a symbolic, poetic, and deeply personal graphic biography of this iconic photographer. Graciela's journey will excite young adults and budding photographers, who will be inspired by her resolve, talent, and curiosity.

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Review:

"This extraordinary biography captures the poetry of Graciela Iturbide's photography. The brilliant pairing of Isabel Quintero's words and Zeke Peña's art creates a graphic biography that evokes the process and meaning of what it is to create. Highly recom-mended!"--Cathy Camper, author of Lowriders in Space and Lowriders to the Center of the Earth

"It is a rare feat when a writer and illustrator are able to capture the creative magnitude of an iconic photographer. With poetic prose by Isabel Quintero and luminary illustrations by Zeke Peña, the stunning biography Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide will guide readers through a compelling visionary journey. Photographic is a worthy homage to an important and influential photographer and will stand alone as a truly creative piece of work." --Lilliam Rivera, author of The Education of Margot Sanchez

"[Graciela] Iturbide's artistic vision and story are conveyed with poetry, a simple sophistication, and a dollop of bold swagger"--Mary McCoy, Senior Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library and Author of Camp So-and-So

**STARRED REVIEW**
"Mixing original illustrations, first-person prose, and lyrical interludes with gorgeous reproductions of photographer Graciela Iturbide's work, Quintero and Peña patiently reveal their subject's many angles, producing a "kaleidoscopic unraveling" of the artists... Teens will come away with an evolved sense of how to look at a creator's life and work and how to think critically about art as a process. The importance of being seen, specifically in regard to indigenous communities in Mexico and Mexican Americans in the United States, as a narrative thread will resonate strongly with readers. VERDICT Quintero and Peña have set a new standard in artist biographies. A must for teen collections."--School Library Journal

"Quintero and Peña strike a good compromise, featuring many of Iturbide's photographs as a complement to the biography, but without being dependent on them. The result is a book that expertly combines various aspects to become something utterly unique."--Foreword Reviews

"I would recommend this book to pretty much anyone... There's darkness and death; but it's not a morbid story. It's about learning to find who you are and be brave and true to yourself, and finding beauty in forgotten places and people."--Bleeding Cool

"From pieces such as Our Lady of the Iguanas, Juchitán, Oaxaca (1979) to Rosario and Boo Boo in Their Home, East L.A. (1986), we see Iturbide become one with her subjects, somehow transcending her role as photographer and entering into a relationship with everything her camera captures. The artwork of Penã, which depicts these interactions, seems to do the same, joining audiences to Iturbide's experiences. . . . Recommended to anyone interested in fine art photography, particularly of Mexican and Southwestern American subjects, and for library collections with a focus on this area."--Library Journal

"The graphic novel honors a provocative life by taking a provocative form."--Publishers Weekly

"A fascinating book that blends the story of Iturbide's life with poetic interpretations of pivotal moments in her career. . . . Even if you're not already a fan of Iturbide, Quintero's story of the photographer's journey as an artist is incredibly inspiring. Like Frida Kahlo, Iturbide was born into a life of privilege, which came with the burden of overwhelming expectations. Her decision to reject that life in order to pursue her art is nothing short of courageous."--San Diego City Beat

"Photographic is one of the most creative and original nonfiction books I've read this year. . . .Quintero and Peña expertly convey the meanings behind Iturbide's photographs."--nonfictiondetectives.com

About the Author:

Isabel Quintero lives and writes in the Inland Empire of Southern California, where she was born and raised. She received her BA in English and MA in English Composition from California State University, San Bernardino. Her first novel, "Gabi, A Girl in Pieces", was one of School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014, and won the American Library Association's William C. Morris Award prize for a debut young-adult novel. Her second book, "Ugly Cat & Pablo" (Scholastic), was published in April 2017, to much acclaim. Zeke Pena is a cartoonist, an illustrator, and a painter. He was born in southern New Mexico and grew up on the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas. His illustrations have appeared on album and book covers, in editorials and comics, and as graphics for community organizing. His work has been exhibited at the National Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago), Albuquerque Hispanic Cultural Center, Houston Center of Photography, MACLA (San Jose), Loisaida Center (New York), El Paso Museum of Art, and Museo de Arte Ciudad Juarez, as well as galleries in the US and Mexico.

About this edition

• Publisher: Getty Publications
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1947440004
• ISBN 13: 9781947440005
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96