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Sex. Death. Transcendence. / Linda Troeller.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Artists' Books Folio Artists' Books 232
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Troeller, Linda, Photographer.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Troeller, Linda--Self-portraits.
- Troeller, Linda.
- Self-portraits, American.
- Aging in art.
- Portrait photography.
- Photography, Artistic.
- art photography.
- Genre:
- artists' books (books)
- photobooks.
- Illustrated works.
- Artists' books.
- Photobooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (96 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 33 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland : TBW Books, [2024]
- Biography/History:
- Linda Troeller (born 1949, New Jersey): 1975 MFA (Photography), Syracuse University ; 1972 M.S. (Photojournalism and Public Relations), Syracuse University, Newhouse School of Public Communications ; 1971 B.S. (Journalism), West Virginia University, Reed School of Journalism.
- Summary:
- "Linda Troeller uses the camera like a tool to activate her own personal shamanistic ritual. A producer of self-portraiture her entire life and now in her seventies, Troeller identifies the moment of making a photograph as one of deep realization, spiritual connection, and even transformation. Each self-image allows her a more complete understanding of her being. Sex. Death. Transcendence. joins together a selection of these self-portraits spanning her life--in black and white and color, with traditional film and iPhone cameras--that mark her existence in time. Troeller uses her own aging body and by doing so challenges our notions of what we deem desirable as a culture. Troeller flips her own image on the viewer along with all of its meaning and power and forces us to take a deeper look within ourselves. Darcey Steinke's insightful essay contextualizes Troeller's individualistic approach to photography." TBW Books. https://tbwbooks.com/products/sex-death-transcendence
- Notes:
- Date of publication from publisher's website.
- Concludes with essay "Before and after", signed in print: Darcey Steinke.
- Local Notes:
- Flocked teal velvet wrapper, with matching, hand-sewn ribbon saddle stitching.
- Kislak Center copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2024 from Linda Troeller.
- Kislak Center copy has publisher's advertisement for this book laid in; 4 unnumbered leaves containing "Before and after" by Darcey Steinke laid in.
- ISBN:
- 9781942953517
- 1942953518
- OCLC:
- 1425134652
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