Provides a rare glimpse into the Pictorialist movement
David F. Martin is an independent art historian and curator specializing in women and minority artists of the Pacific Northwest. Nicolette Bromberg is visual materials curator, Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries.
Their photographs of Northwest scenery, urban landscapes, and
avant-garde artists, such as the dancer Martha Graham, are
stunningly original in their use of abstract shapes, the
juxtaposition of flat and deep space and subtle contrasts of light
and dark.
*Cassone*
In a vigorous cultural flowering, early twentieth-century immigrant
Japanese photographers on the West Coast were remarkably successful
in applying to their images an aesthetic brought from their
homeland—decorative, suggestive, and poetic. Unfortunately, their
success was all too brief, cut short by the events following the
attach on Pearl Harbor, including internment and the confiscation
of their cameras. The little-known history and art of the Seattle
Camera Club is explored . . . in Shadows of a Fleeting World.
*Oregon Quarterly*
Very little exists on this topic, which should be of particular
interest to those in the Pacific Northwest and for collections
strong in artistic photography. Excellent use of illustrations.
*Choice*
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