Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years [Paperback]

Marianne Fulton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1992

Mary Ellen Mark is revered as one of the leading documentary photographers of this generation. This critically acclaimed and intensely powerful book on her work--now available in a paperback edition--combines Mark's classic, award-winning images with a group of largely unpublished photographs of the circus in India. 130 tritone photos.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Documentary photographer Mark's classic images are supplemented here by many unpublished photos of a circus in India.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

One can only hope that this collection of exquisitely beautiful black-and-white photographs, a catalog of an exhibition soon to open at New York's International Center of Photography, will expand the reputation of the prolific Mark beyond the constraining label of "photojournalist" to that of an accomplished artist deserving rank with the likes of Nicholas Nixon, Diane Arbus, and Garry Winogrand. This admirable work is filled with images of transcendent emotional power. A full page is devoted to each, thereby providing an unfettered view of Mark's sensitivity to texture and her enchanting compositions. Fulton's curatorial hand is evident in the book's organization, with sections centered upon themes of physical/mental confinement, "Living on the Edge," and portraiture--all utilizing samples of Mark's work among consistently varied subjects for 25 years. A final chapter is comprised of an odd and haunting grouping of her most recent photographs of circus performers in India. Highly recommended.
- Douglas F. Smith, Oakland P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch Pr (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821218387
• ISBN-13: 978-0821218389
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,122,827 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An inspiration, January 13, 2000

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Zink (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years (Paperback)

This book inspired me to take up photography. The images are powerful, and heart felt. I sincerly hope that this book will once again be avaliable for purchase.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Mary Ellen Mark, March 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years (Paperback)

This book, 25 Years, is the finest representation of a photographers work that I know of in print! I never tire reading the articles and studying her work. A fine collection of a fabuluse artist. I pray that the publisher reprints the book again. It is much to hard to find and should be more excesible to readers and those who appreicate good photography

5.0 out of 5 stars Great artist and great selection of her work, October 26, 2001

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A. P. "A. P." (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years (Paperback)

This is a great book. It was recommended to me by a friend and I'm so glad I bought it. Mary Ellen Mark is a very talented photographer and this book has a great selection of her work, I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes photography, especially photographs of people.