Brumfield, William Craft, 1944- photographer, author.

Lost America / William C. Brumfield = Тихая Америка / Уильям Брумфилд. Lost America / William C. Brumfield = Tikhai︠a︡ Amerika / Uilʹi︠a︡m Brumfild.

Moskva : Izdatelʹstvo "Tri Kvadrata", 2024.
©2024.

111 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 30 cm

"The book "Lost America", based on photographs from my exhibit of the same name at the A. V. Shchusev Museum of Architecture, is a statement of my understanding of photography as an art form. Most of the photographs were taken in the mid-1970s when I was already beginning to comprehend the role of photography in my interpretation of Russian culture. But at the same time, I was mysteriously drawn to American corners -- often forgotten or abandoned -- that captured the essence of what photography could express. A photograph is uniquely of the moment and yet it is capable of expressing, implying, the eternal process of change in the world. The five sections in this book examine the transcendental nature of process in static objects, moments that capture the transformation caused by abrasion, neglect, abandonment, or simply weathering--the gentle action of waves sculpting the most striking forms over unimaginable time"--Provided by author.
"In the retina-searing, post-apocalyptic vision of Lost America, William Brumfield excavates, with a penetrating and prescient eye, the substrate of lost dreams, lost hopes, and lost promise of a historical moment that was a tipping point between national aspiration and despair. His pensive, probing images of ephemeral elements of the urban and rural landscape are meticulous meditations on the American Dream in the process of dissolution. Elegiac, never more timely than at present, they reflect the legacy of that vanished America."--Lena Lencek, Professor of Humanities, Reed College.

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Brumfield, William Craft, 1944-
East Building of the National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), host institution.
Lost architecture East (U.S.) Pictorial works.
Lost architecture Southern States Pictorial works.
Ruins, Modern East (U.S.) Pictorial works.
Ruins, Modern Southern States Pictorial works.
Abandoned buildings East (U.S.) History 20th century Pictorial works.
Abandoned buildings Southern States History 20th century Pictorial works.
Documentary photography United States Exhibitions.
Documentary photography United States History 20th century Pictorial works.
Interior architecture United States 20th century Pictorial works.
Dwellings United States 20th century Pictorial works.
Photographie documentaire États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture intérieure États-Unis 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Habitations États-Unis 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Photographie documentaire États-Unis Expositions.
Monuments disparus États-Unis (Sud) Ouvrages illustrés.
Ruines modernes États-Unis (Sud) Ouvrages illustrés.
Constructions abandonnées États-Unis (Sud) Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
East (U.S.) Description and travel Pictorial works.
Southern States Description and travel Pictorial works.
United States Description and travel 20th century Pictorial works.
États-Unis Descriptions et voyages 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
États-Unis (Sud) Descriptions et voyages Ouvrages illustrés.

documentary photographs.
exhibition catalogs.
Documentary photographs.
Illustrated works.
Exhibition catalogs.
Photographies documentaires.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Shashkova, N. (Natalʹi︠a︡), writer of introduction.
Akopi︠a︡n, Mark, writer of introduction.
Gosudarstvennyĭ nauchno-issledovatelʹskiĭ muzeĭ arkhitektury imeni A.V. Shchuseva, host institution.

Tikhai︠a︡ Amerika
Lost America / William C. Brumfield = Тихая Америка / Уильям Брумфилд.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 320072
Cote: 320072
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