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An assortment of portrait photographs captures a cross-section of men aged sixty and over, representing a variety of professions, geographic locations, and lifestyles.

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Joyce Tenneson is one of the most celebrated photographers of our time. She is the author of six books, including Wise Women (Bulfinch, 2002), and her work has appeared in countless publications. Tenneson has had more than 150 exhibits in galleries and museums worldwide, and is a respected lecturer and speaker. She lives and works in New York City.
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This black-and-white collection of photographs of 60-and-over men follows Tenneson's collection of similar photographs of older women (Wise Women). Obviously intended as a full-on celebration of older manhood, the subjects range from actors (Ben Kingsley, James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby and Patrick Stewart), politicians (John Kerry and Rudolph Giuliani), journalists (Tom Brokaw), writers (Frank McCourt), artists (Andrew Wyeth) and musicians (B.B. King, Willie Nelson) to more ordinary folk, many of whose professions aren't even identified. Many of the 90 photographs are absolutely luminous, with the subject's skin seeming to glow from the inside out, giving the impression that the photographer is indeed starstruck by her subjects. Each photo is accompanied by a brief motivational quote from the subject, but unfortunately no biographical information, other than the age, is included with each man, going against the book's intention to commemorate long, interesting lives. Rather, each man becomes only a pretty face, and one can't help questioning, why, out of all of the 60- to 80-year-olds out there, did Tenneson choose these men and not others? Why Ben Kingsley and not Mickey Rooney? Why Joe Torre and not Yogi Berra? The 7 ½" x 10" collection is small enough that some sort of explanation beyond Tenneson's introduction ("my assistants did Internet research to help me find men like Archbishop Demetrios and men from the Polar Bear Club") would have been welcome.
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  • PublisherBulfinch
  • Publication date2004
  • ISBN 10 0821229028
  • ISBN 13 9780821229026
  • BindingPaperback
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  • Number of pages128
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