Ellis Island
Echoes From a Nation's Past
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A celebration of photography as well as a document of the place, "Ellis Island" contains images by such well-known photographers as Jerry Uelsmann and Emmet Gowin. Filled with dozens of family portraits and both historic and contemporary documentary photos, the book resists the temptation for superficial flag-waving, instead providing a thoughtful and loving portrait of this sacred landmark in the American soul. -- "Los Angeles Times" Originally published to commemorate the reopening of Ellis Island to the public in 1990 after massive restoration, "Ellis Island" eloquently portrays the rich, multi-ethnic history of one of America's most significant immigration points.
Compra de libros
Ellis Island, Herbert George Wells, Lewis Hine, Larry Fink, Sylvia Plachy, Charles Hagen, Norman Kotker, Robert C. Twombly, Shirley C. Burden
- Idioma
- Publicado en
- 1989
- Encuadernación
- (Tapa blanda)
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- Título
- Ellis Island
- Subtítulo
- Echoes From a Nation's Past
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Herbert George Wells, Lewis Hine, Larry Fink, Sylvia Plachy, Charles Hagen, Norman Kotker, Robert C. Twombly, Shirley C. Burden
- Editorial
- Aperture
- Publicado en
- 1989
- Formato
- Tapa blanda
- Páginas
- 152
- ISBN10
- 0893813974
- ISBN13
- 9780893813970
- Serie
- Categorías
- Etiquetas
- Tema histórico, Nueva York
- Descripción
- A celebration of photography as well as a document of the place, "Ellis Island" contains images by such well-known photographers as Jerry Uelsmann and Emmet Gowin. Filled with dozens of family portraits and both historic and contemporary documentary photos, the book resists the temptation for superficial flag-waving, instead providing a thoughtful and loving portrait of this sacred landmark in the American soul. -- "Los Angeles Times" Originally published to commemorate the reopening of Ellis Island to the public in 1990 after massive restoration, "Ellis Island" eloquently portrays the rich, multi-ethnic history of one of America's most significant immigration points.