High School [Hardcover]

Jona Frank (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0972995412 | ISBN-13: 978-0972995412 | Publication Date: September 2004

High School is an extensive photographic survey of American youth, by photographer Jona Frank. Innocent, revealing and fresh, these color portraits capture the turbulent period of experimentation and role-playing teenagers confront as they attempt to find their place in the social landscape of High School.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Frank’s work captures, in a rich and beautiful way, the everyday, fascinatingly banal details [of high school]." -- Marisa S. Olson, Associate Director, SF Camerawork, Summer 2004

Gift Buying Guide - #8 in Top 10 list (Literature) - Portraits of teenagers, for that angst-ridden relative. -- New York Magazine

About the Author

Jona Frank is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer. In 2003, she was awarded a Wattis-Artist-in-Residence as part of her participation in Bay Area Now, a triennial survey of Bay Area artists. Frank's first short film, Catholic School, premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and was awarded Best Bay Area Short Film at the 1999 San Francisco International Film Festival. In 2001, she was commissioned by PBS to direct a film about a high school in the Bay Area. The resulting film, Between Classes, profiled six social groups at Palo Alto High School. Her work recently appeared in The New York Times Magazine. Work from High School is on display at the Foley Gallery in New York through November 2004.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 132 pages
• Publisher: Arenas Street Publishing (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972995412
• ISBN-13: 978-0972995412
• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 10.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,672,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I never expected I'd want to revisit high school., November 2, 2004

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Jill M. (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High School (Hardcover)

I recently attended Jona Frank's "High School" exhibition at the Foley Gallery in New York--A brilliant show. I was excited to find this book of the work. I have many photo books and this is my new favorite. The clothes and cliques have changed a bit since I was a teenager, but it's clear the search for identity is still a huge part of the high school experience. A beautiful book of engaging photographs that I highly recommend.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great, August 10, 2005

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Jordan Kunkes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High School (Hardcover)

this was just an excellent book. I read photo books all the time and this definately ranks in as one of my favorites. I just loved it, nothing more to say.