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A Photographic Journey
Chronicle Books
April 2009
On Sale: March 25, 2009
192 pages
ISBN: 0811868990
EAN: 9780811868990
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Photography
American Character: A Photographic Journey is a
celebration of the extraordinary people from all walks of
life who make this country what it is. Conceived by USA
Network this book is an outgrowth of Character Project an
ongoing artistic initiative inspired by USA's "Characters
Welcome" brand.
USA assembled a group of eleven
photographers and asked them to capture the character of
America. Each artist's vision was as unique as the people
and places they photographed. From Alaska to New York the
subjects they encountered are a stunning reminder of our
country's diversity. The musicians and mothers fisherman and
farmers athletes and artists at home at work and at play are
a true representation of what it means to live in America
today.
Legendary photographers Mary Ellen Mark and
Sylvia Plachy are joined by Dawoud Bey Jeff Dunas David
Eustace and Eric Ogden and emerging talents Marla Rutherford
Anna Mia Davidson Joe Fornabaio Eric McNatt and Richard
Renaldi each of whom brings their unique style and interest
to bear on the subject of character.
Featured
Photographers:
Dawoud Bey Photographed a diverse
cross-section of young Americans near Chicago's Columbia
College.
Anna Mia Davidson Photographed portraits
of sustainable farmers in Washington State.
Jeff
Dunas Shot a color series in and around Los Angeles
documenting the American summer experience.
David
Eustace Shot portraits and landscapes as he traveled
along the entirety of Route 50 one of the oldest
transcontinental roads.
Joe Fornabaio
Photographed individuals at barbershops and salons in the
New York metro area.
Mary Ellen Mark Documented
the spirit of New York festivals parades and summer
traditions.
Eric McNatt Photographed the "wild
and wooly quiet and intense quirky and idiosyncratic spirit"
of his hometown Brownwood Texas.
Eric Ogden Shot
portraits of idiosyncratic American musicians who all hail
from Michigan including Iggy Pop Andrew W.K. Bootsy Collins
Deastro Andre Williams and Detroit Cobras.
Sylvia
Plachy Photographed the spirit of the South in
Mississippi in color and black-and-white portraits and
panoramas.
Richard Renaldi Photographed the
character of Alaska on its 50th anniversary as a US
state.
Marla Rutherford Shot individuals from
around Los Angeles who had never before been professionally
photographed.
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