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Nancy Wood is one of the most versatile artists in the American West. A highly acclaimed poet, children's book author, and novelist, she has emerged as one of the great documentary photographers of the region, choosing as her subjects Taos Pueblo, the Ute Indians, and the Grass Roots People of Colorado.
Trained by legendary FSA director Roy Stryker, Wood has made an unforgettable portrait of people and places that are receding into history. With humor and compassion, and drawing on the more than 24,000 negatives in her collection, she has compiled a powerful book that is essential to anyone who loves the West.
Within these pages are a judge in bib overalls, a quirky chief of police, a newspaper publisher with her linotype machine, a one-legged blacksmith, a woman farrier, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal chairman, a 103 year old Taos warrior, American Indian children at Christmas, timeless pueblo architectural studies and the magical bond between individuals that transcends time and place.
On every page is this remarkable woman's rare ability to capture the beauty of the moment and to celebrate its universality and its fragility.
CONDITION: Hard Cover with DJ, new, 132 pages, 2007. |
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