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48 pp.
| Holiday
| May, 2005
|
TradeISBN 0-8234-1708-5$16.95
(3)
4-6
This unusually engaging historical overview of girls' dress in America begins with the confining clothes of the Colonial period, which reflected beliefs about childhood at that time, and concludes with the relatively anarchic choices girls enjoy today. Most interesting of all: Sills analyzes many of the reproductions, archival images, and photos of contemporary kids that appear throughout. Directory, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
80 pp.
| Holiday
| October, 2000
|
TradeISBN 0-8234-1498-1$$19.95
(2)
4-6
The text briefly outlines the lives and careers of six photographers, including Imogen Cunningham, Dorothea Lange, and Cindy Sherman, and thoughtfully analyzes their works. Sharply reproduced examples of their photographs serve to demonstrate technique--including composition, perspective, lighting, and cropping--while describing the emotional qualities that make specific images compelling. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2001
2 reviews
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