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175 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 27 cm. |
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text rdacontent |
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still image rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Note |
Home Truths examines contemporary photographic interpretations of the subject of the mother. Focusing on the work of 12 international photographers: Janine Antoni, Elina Brotherus, Elinor Carucci, Ana Casas Broda, Ann Fessler, Tierney Gearon, Fred Hüning, Miyako Ishiuchi, Leigh Ledare, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Katie Murray and Hanna Putz. Curator and editor Susan Bright traces the history of photographs of motherhood from the nineteenth century to the present; Simon Watney discusses the Madonna; Nick Johnstone looks at the presentation of the mother from the perspective of the father; Stephanie Chapman explores issues of motherhood and loss as expressed through photography. |
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Home Truths: Photography, Motherhood and Identity an exhibition held at The Photographers Gallery in London from 11 Oct. 2013 to Jan. 5 2014. |
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Home Truths: Photography, Motherhood and Identity an exhibition held at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College (Chicago) 25 April to 13 July 2014. |
| Contents |
'Motherlode: Photography, motherhood and representation' / Susan Bright -- Ana Casas Broda -- Janine Antoni -- Hanna Putz -- 'Madonnas and mothers' / Simon Watney -- Elinor Carucci -- Fred Hüning -- Elina Brotherus -- 'Mothering fathers' / Nick Johnstone -- Miyako Ishiuchi -- Leigh Ledare -- Katie Murray -- 'It's no matter who's my mother': The absent-present mother in the history of the Foundling Hospital / Stephanie Chapman - Annu Palakunnathu Matthew -- Ann Fessler -- Tierney Gearon. |
| Credits |
Art works by Janine Antoni, Elina Brotherus, Elinor Carucci, Ana Casas Broda, Ann Fessler, Tierney Gearon, Fred Hüning, Miyako Ishiuchi, Leigh Ledare, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Katie Murray, Hanna Putz. |
| Summary |
This beautiful and striking book examines contemporary interpretations of one of the most enduring subjects in the history of picture-making: the image of the mother. Focusing on the work of 12 international photographic artists, the publication challenges the stereotypical or sentimental views of motherhood handed down by traditional depictions, and explores how photography can be used to address changing conditions of power, gender, domesticity, the maternal body, and female identity. |
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Photography of women -- Exhibitions.
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Photography of infants -- Exhibitions.
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Motherhood in art -- Exhibitions.
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| Added Author |
Bright, Susan, 1969-
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Watney, Simon.
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Photographers' Gallery.
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Museum of Contemporary Photography (Columbia College (Chicago, Ill.)).
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| Standard No. |
845516573 863213433 |
| ISBN |
1908970103 (hardback) |
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9781908970107 (hardback) |
| OCLC # |
862946662 |
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