New Mary Alinder book on Group f/64

[Darin Boville]

http://www.amazon.com/Group-f-64-Cun...ieglitz+alfred

Stumbled across it while pre-ordering the new Paul Strand book (anyone see this one yet--it's available in Philly at the museum, apparently).

Alinder's bio of Ansel was excellent and is one of the only people from the Ansel inner circle who is not putting out crap just to make a buck.

Should be interesting.

--Darin

[Jon Shiu]

Great, have been waiting for the book for a few years. I wonder if they will have it at the Alinder Gallery, which is not too far from me.

Jon

[Doug Howk]

I just now pre-ordered the Allinder book.
But what is the new Paul Strand book?

[Darin Boville]

I just now pre-ordered the Allinder book.
But what is the new Paul Strand book?

It's the catalog for a new show in Philly (hopefully traveling): http://www.amazon.com/dp/0300207921/...I1MD37FFRKUCY3

Also a new book on Aaron Siskand: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0292762917/...I2R2FNFZWHBY02

Quite a straight photography bonanza this year (with the Watkins exhibit and the Bullock show, Minor White...I forget who else!)

--Darin

[Jon Shiu]

There is a talk today, Sat. Nov. 8th at 1pm in Oakland:
http://oaklandlibrary.org/events/tem...te-time-change

Also, Book Passage, Corte Madera, Nov. 8, 4pm.

Jan. 14, 2015 7.30pm @ Keplers in Menlo Park.

Jon

[Bill_1856]

I found the new Paul Strand book disappointing. Hope for better from Alinder -- her AA bio was good.

[Doug Howk]

Received the Alinder book yesterday, and am about 1/3 thru it. A very good read.
Also received the Strand book and was not disappointed. Two of the essays were excellent, and the reproductions were very good. But to each his own.

[Darin Boville]

I found the new Paul Strand book disappointing.

My Amazon box was snatched away as a Christmas gift....what did you not like about the Strand book?

-Darin

(Also lost the Alinder book in the same fashion...)

[Andrew O'Neill]

I'll have to check it out. Thank you. I did quite enjoy her bio on AA.

[Bill Burk]

Thanks guys - timing was perfect. If you hadn't posted this just when you did I would have missed it.

I went and had a great time!

Mary gave a wonderful presentation! She talked about Stieglitz' pictorialism in New York as backdrop for the isolated West Coast photographers who struggled for recognition and who socialized in Oakland, the birthplace of Group f.64

Because they were all writers, the men in Group f.64 are best understood. Mary explained that with this book she is giving a voice to the women, who were as much a part of the movement, but because they were more visual, we haven't read as much of their views... I'm looking forward to this.

She gave illustrations from pictorialism and joked about Ansel Adam's striking her down with lightning for appreciating Mortensen's "Human Relations". She followed her talk with a pair of photographs from each member, accompanied by Ansel Adams music.

I knew she had to make a quick exit, because I heard she had "booked passage." I imagined she was about to head to sea (because among her illustrations was Stieglitz's " The Steerage"), and we only got a brief chance to talk. (Now I see that means she had to be in Corte Madera by 4).

I talked with another photographer for as long as we both could stand, before we both had to head home...