Monhegan Island, Maine, is one of the treasures of America's Atlantic coast. A scant square mile in area and lying twelve miles off the mainland, Monhegan has been home to a fishing and lobstering community since the 1700's. Since the 19th century, the rugged beauty and isolation of the island has attracted large numbers of artists. Rockwell Kent, George Bellows, Robert Henri, Edward Hopper and three generations of Wyeths are among the painters who have worked there. Photographer John Kleinhans has explored this island since 1984. Working with large format cameras, he creates quiet, contemplative platinum prints. This enlarged edition of the award-winning "An Image of Monhegan" presents a unique interpretation of this magical place.
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Every photograph John Kleinhans prints reflects his sensitivity and great respect for the process and the landscape itself. -- Woodstock Times, July 8, 1999
Having "An Image of Monhegan" is the next best thing to being there. -- Ulster Publishing Company's alm@nac, Dec. 11, 1997
Having "An Image of Monhegan" is the next best thing to being there. -- Ulster Publishing Company's alm@nac, Dec. 11, 1997
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John Kleinhans was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1942. A music student as an undergraduate, he received a doctorate from the Institute for Cognitive Studies at Rutgers for research in visual perception, and taught experimental psychology for twelve years. He set up his first darkroom in 1965, began doing color printing in the 70's and has been making platinum prints since 1992. His collection of color photographs from France were the subject of a traveling exhibition sponsored by Alliance Francaise of New York City. He has also had exhibitions of color photography from Monhegan, the Hudson Valley, and the British Isles. A book of color photographs, "Woodstock Landscapes", will be published in 2000. He is a designer at Woodstock Percussion, Inc., a Vice-President of the Woodstock School of Art, instructor at the Center for Photography at Woodstock and a Trustee of the Woodstock Artists Association. His photographs are shown at the Lupine Gallery in Monhegan.
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Stunning!,
By "doogiewray" (Yantic, CT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: An Image of Monhegan (Paperback)
The images in this book go right to the soul. It's not just the platinum technique that uniquely makes the highlights seem so real, nor is it only the natural beauty of this magical place, but, also, the artist's keen eye for proportion, composition and, what?, the quiet voice within that such places inspire. This book is truly a work of art and, personally, has become one of my "treasures."
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