Alone Together [Paperback]

David Graham (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2007

The secretive life of a pair of solitary lovers is revealed in this collection of pictures that resound with the beauty of the windswept island they inhabited. Arthur and Nan Kellam left California and their defense industry work just after World War II, establishing a life without "the burden of abundance" on Placentia Island, just off the coast of Maine. Their small cabin was their refuge from civilization—a haven they shared only with each other—and when they left it, their home remained untouched. These intriguing photographs, showing every cup, book, and letter exactly where the Kellams left them, speak of the deep love of two people for each other and for the natural beauty around them.

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About the Author

David Graham is a photographer whose work appears in the collections of New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and has been featured in Fortune, Newsweek, The New York Times Magazine, and Time. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Boxed Books, Inc. (February 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933672420
• ISBN-13: 978-1933672427
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 9.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,778,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Author's explanation, April 2, 2003

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Clarissa Dalloway "MissHardToPlease" (Down East, Maine, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alone Together: Life on an Island in Maine (Paperback)

Naturally, being the author of the text of this book, and a fan of Graham's photography, I give it five stars--but also because the review format insists that I rate it.(Another example of the domination of the machine. Otherwise, I would have left the rating blank.)

To avoid any confusion, it should be noted that the photographs by David Graham were taken before the contents of the house were removed and that the book is, in fact, a catalogue for his current exhibition in Philadelphia.

Graham used my essay on the Kellams, which also appears in my book Against the Machine, as text, arranging his photographs in the sequence I speak of in the essay.

There are only a few copies left.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Photography Exhibit Catalogue, April 6, 2004

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"linkbuy" (Swans Island ME) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alone Together: Life on an Island in Maine (Paperback)

For thirty-five years, I have lived with this island dominating the view from my living room windows. The poignant life story of the "Kellams of Placentia Island" is a legend on Swans Island and throughout the neighboring community. These beautiful photographs do justice to the elegant simplicity and loving retreat created by this couple. Thanks to David and to Nicols for respectfully saving this piece of our heritage.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evocative and Poignant, November 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Alone Together: Life on an Island in Maine (Paperback)

The photographs are terrific, and the narrative does a beautiful job of connecting them. It's a photography book, after all, not just a story with pictures. Anyone who has ever spent any time on a coastal island in Maine will appreciate the sensitivity and beauty of the photographs, and I found the story of the Kellams very meaningful. The story of their life should cause us all to reconsider our priorities.