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An album featuring the best of 20 years of award-winning Magnum member Larry Towell’s photographs of family life in rural Ontario. Towell’s idyllic and beautiful photo-essay is accompanied by an extensive autobiographical text illustrated with over 160 photographs, objects and songs chosen by Towell. These are presented in an extended introduction and afterword to the book, exploring the history of his front porch (Larry’s house was built by the man who first carved Ontario into farm units) and his journeys from the security of his home and family into the war zones of the world. Between them, the photo essay and the accompanying materials, The World From My Front Porch makes a poetic and moving statement about land and belonging, the central theme of Towell’s work. The book is dramatically designed in the manner of an Edwardian album, and accompanies a retrospective touring exhibition.
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- PublisherChris Boot
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 190571209X
- ISBN 13 9781905712090
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is Larry Towell's personal album. At its heart is Towell's photo-essay about his Arcadian family life on the farm - the centre of his world - that he sharecrops in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, which he has been photographing over a period of 20 years. The sections before and after this photo-essay are meditations on land, home and belonging. The album begins with the personal story of Towell's family and farm, illustrated with archival photographs of historical artifacts including arrowheads found in his fields, notebooks of the pioneer surveyor who built his front porch, and his father's songbooks. The book concludes with the story of Towell's journeys beyond his front porch as photographer, poet and storyteller, into the lives and struggles of people dispossessed by conflict. Here, songs, testimonies, tear sheets and images of artifacts represent Towell's experiences collected in war zones over the years. "The World From My Front Porch" is about Towell's home, its history and the world seen from its viewpoint. It is both a rage against injustice and a romantic expression of an ideal worth fighting for. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # WFMFP
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: Neu. Neu Neuware, auf Lager - Offers an album featuring the 20 years of the author's photographs of family life in rural Ontario. This book explores the history of his front porch and his journeys from the security of his home and family into the war zones of the world. It makes a poetic statement about land and belonging, the central theme of the author's work. Seller Inventory # INF1000663634
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