America and Other Myths: Photographs by Robert Frank and Todd Webb, 1955 by Lisa

Description: America and Other Myths by Lisa Volpe, Susan Straight Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Robert Franks and Todd Webbs parallel 1955 projects to photograph America are considered in the context of mid-twentieth-century American culture Publisher Description Robert Franks and Todd Webbs parallel 1955 projects to photograph America are considered in the context of mid-twentieth-century American culture In 1955 two photographers were awarded grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation to embark on trips across the United States. Robert Frank (1924–2019) drove coast to coast, photographing the highways, bars, and people that formed the basis for his widely admired publication The Americans (1958). Todd Webb (1905–2000) walked across the country, searching for "vanishing Americana and what is taking its place." Unaware of each others work, the photographers produced strikingly similar images of the highway, parades, and dim, smoky barrooms. Yet while Franks grainy, off-kilter style revealed many inequities of American life, Webbs carefully composed images embraced clear detail and celebrated the individual oddities of Americans and their locales. This revelatory book is the first to publish Webbs 1955 photographs and connects these parallel projects for the first time. More than one hundred images accompany text illuminating Franks and Webbs different perspectives and approaches to similar subjects and places; the difference in reception of Franks iconic work and Webbs relatively unknown series; and the place of the road trip in shaping American identity at midcentury. Published in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Exhibition Schedule:Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (October 8, 2023–January 7, 2024) Author Biography Lisa Volpe is curator of photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Susan Straight is a writer whose books include Highwire Moon (2001), a finalist for the National Book Award, and Mecca (2022). Details ISBN 0300270895 ISBN-13 9780300270891 Title America and Other Myths Author Lisa Volpe, Susan Straight Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 184 Publisher Yale University Press GE_Item_ID:151277363; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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