Imogen
The Life and Work of Imogen Cunningham
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Publisher Description
A picture book biography of the iconic photographer Imogen Cunningham by National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge.
Imogen Cunningham loved to observe the world. She noticed the colors in the woods outside her house and how light and shadows moved between the trees. She tried to capture this beauty on paper with pencils, but something was missing. One day she read about a woman in Paris who earned a living as a photographer, and she knew she was meant to do the same. With the support of her loving father, she then began her journey to become one of the most important photographers in America.
The life of iconic photographer Imogen Cunningham is brought vividly to life by National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge, who also happens to be Cunningham’s granddaughter. With stunning illustrations by Caldecott Honor winner Yuko Shimizu, Imogen captures the passion of the creative process with a unique and intimate perspective.
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An artist's joy for photography resounds in this absorbing picture book biography of Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976), penned by granddaughter Partridge. The warmth-filled work emphasizes Cunningham's childhood love of the outdoors and her close, supportive relationship with her father. Early forays into drawing and painting led to experiments with photography, in which Cunningham finally finds the artistic medium she'd been seeking: "There it was, right in the photographs, all the soft cadence of the poetry, all the beauty, all the feelings she carried deep inside her." Throughout digitally colored ink illustrations, Shimizu includes throwback textures such as Ben Day–like dots. Scenes of Cunningham draw on the artist's actual photographs, some reproduced in back matter, while pensive text persuasively expresses how "people stood and stared and felt all the joy and longing and wonder that Imogen had captured." Extensive back matter includes an author's note. Ages 4–8.
