| When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective of Childhood from the Library of Congress Contributor(s): Coles, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0967007658 ISBN-13: 9780967007656 Publisher: Kales Press OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2002 Annotation: For the first time, the Library of Congress presents a collection of touching and timeless photos of childhood from their extraordinary archive. The photos are accompanied by prose from Pulitzer prize-winning author Robert Coles. 78 photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Portraits & Selfies - Photography | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Permanent Collections - Photography | History |
| Dewey: 779.250 |
| LCCN: 2002007177 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 10.66" W x 11.96" (3.06 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Married with heartfelt prose by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Coles and a foreword by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, When They Were Young reveals that the experience of childhood is connected across time through a broad presentation of eloquent images. Spanning the history of photography from the daguerreotype to documentary, each tritone image in this volume is illustrated on a full page. Works by internationally renowned photographers such as Edward Curtis and Dorothea Lange are included. The companion exhibition, When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective of Childhood opens in Fall 2002 in the Library's Jefferson Building. The publication and exhibition will be featured at the Library's annual National Book Festival. 78 full-page tritone photographs. |