The images of Wright Morris (1910-1998) are the expression of his lifelong quest to capture the soul and mystique of the American Midwest. Here, for the first time, the full emotional impact of his extraordinarily beautiful photographs--"a forceful as his better. Known prize-winning novels--"has been given free rein. This description may be from another edition of this product.
This book, with its insightful reviews and well-chosen photographs should be of interest not only to enthusiasts of American photography, but to everyone interested in photography in general. Simplicity and sincerety seems to be among the major traits of this unassuming master.
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Growing up as Wright Morris did on the plains of Nebraska, I believe one's eye is educated by the vast grid of east-west and north-south roads, the mostly uninterrupted flat landscape, the big sky, and intense light and shadow. I see this in many of his photographs, like "House in Winter, near Lincoln, Nebraska 1940". Here a weather-beaten, abandoned house stands alone on a slight rise in a snow-covered field under a bright...
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The eighty wonderful photos in this book cover sixteen years from 1934 when Morris made several trips across America. He sought out the commonplace everywhere, though most of the photos here are from his beloved Midwest and mostly exteriors of weather-beaten buildings. They all have a stillness about them, helped by the straightforward way Morris arranged the shots, there are no crazy angles, soft focus or wastage. All...
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