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Author Swensen, James R., author

Title In a rugged land : Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, and the Three Mormon towns collaboration, 1953-1954 / James R. Swensen
Published Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 340 pages) : illustrations (some color), map
Contents Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Attribution of the Three Mormon Towns Photographs; Introduction; Chapter 1. Preparations and Place; Chapter 2. Working for Life; Chapter 3. In the Field; Chapter 4. Gunlock; Chapter 5. Toquerville; Chapter 6. St. George; Chapter 7. Rift; Chapter 8. Layout; Chapter 9. The Story; Chapter 10. The Essence of Things Seen; Notes; Bibliography; Image Credits; Index
Summary "Though photographers Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams were contemporaries and longtime friends, most of their work portrays contrasting subject matter. Lange's artistic photodocumentation set a new aesthetic standard for social commentary; Adams lit up nature's wonders with an unfailing eye and preeminent technical skill. That they joined together to photograph Mormons in Utah in the early 1950s for Life magazine may come as a surprise. In a Rugged Land examines the history and content of the two photographers' forgotten collaboration, Three Mormon Towns. Looking at Adams' and Lange's photographs, extant letters, and personal memories, the book provides a window into an important moment in their careers and seeks to understand why a project that once held such promise ended in disillusionment and is now little more than a footnote in their illustrative biographies. Swensen's in-depth research and interpretation helps make sense of what they did and places their efforts alongside others who were also exploring the particular qualities of the Mormon village at that time"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 19, 2019)
Subject Lange, Dorothea -- Archives
Lange, Dorothea -- Friends and associates
Lange, Dorothea -- Criticism and interpretation
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 -- Archives
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 -- Friends and associates
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 -- Criticism and interpretation
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 -- Friends and associates
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 -- Archives
Lange, Dorothea -- Criticism and interpretation
Lange, Dorothea -- Friends and associates
Lange, Dorothea -- Archives
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 fast
Lange, Dorothea fast
Subject Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Saint George -- Portraits
Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Gunlock -- Portraits
Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Toquerville -- Portraits
Photography, Artistic.
Artistic collaboration.
art photography.
COMPUTERS -- Digital Media -- Photography.
PHOTOGRAPHY -- Reference.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Imaging Systems.
Artistic collaboration
Friendship
Mormons
Photography, Artistic
Utah -- Gunlock
Utah -- Saint George
Utah -- Toquerville
Genre/Form Archives
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Portraits
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018015919
ISBN 1607816296
9781607816294