Mothers and Daughters: An Exploration in Photographs - Hardcover

Jussim, Estelle; Olsen, Tillie; Adams, Robert

9780893812638: Mothers and Daughters: An Exploration in Photographs

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0893812633 ISBN 13: 9780893812638

Publisher: Aperture, 1899

Photographs by Robert Adams, Harry Callahan, Bruce Davidson, Larry Fink, Danny Lyon, Sally Mann, Eudora Welty, and more
Essays by Tillie Olsen and Estelle Jussim
Prose and poetry by Sharon Olds, Adrienne Rich, Anne Sexton, Alice Walker,
and Eudora Welty

In this extraordinary volume, Mothers & Daughters: An Exploration in Photographs with essays by Tillie Olsen and Estelle Jussim, the most basic and the most mysterious of relationships -- as experienced in contemporary America -- is explored in all of its variety, nuance, and ambivalence.

Nearly ninety photographers contributed penetrating images of mothers and their daughters -- women of every shape, hue, and social station. The result is an emotional mosaic of depth and detail and also a pioneering accomplishment in the history of photography.

The photographers are joined by leading women writers and poets offering a kaleidoscopic gathering of insights and observations.

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An aperture classic that sold over 40,000 copies in previous editions.

In this extraordinary volume, Mothers & Daughters: An Exploration in Photographs with essays by Tillie Olsen and Estelle Jussim, the most basic and the most mysterious of relationships -- as experienced in contemporary America -- is explored in all of its variety, nuance, and ambivalence.

Nearly ninety photographers contributed penetrating images of mothers and their daughters -- women of every shape, hue, and social station. The result is an emotional mosaic of depth and detail and also a pioneering accomplishment in the history of photography.

The photographers are joined by leading women writers and poets offering a kaleidoscopic gathering of insights and observations.

Review:

"Superb photographs highlight the mother-daughter bond across a wide range of class, race, and age, with poetry and prose by great writers."--Booklist

"Outstanding views of the mother-daughter relationship by a remarkable array of America's best photographers. In short, a hard act to be compared to. "--Booklist

"[Mothers and Daughters] is a moving tribute to the emotional, cultural, and intellectual resources of women."--USA Today

"Mothers and Daughters is a harmony of words and photographs. It is an artistic study that makes an indelible impression. "--Psychology Today

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