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Cuba: Picturing Change
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by Louis A.,Jr. Perez, Ambrosio Fornet, E. Wright Ledbetter, and Achy Obejas
Sales Rank: 420904
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List Price: $19.95
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 216 pages
Published by: University of New Mexico PressEdition: 1st Edition August 28, 2002
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0826329233
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0826329233
Book Dimensions:
12.3 x 11.2 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 4.2 pounds
Product Review
The Antioch Review : "The photographs render rich details and capture the bold play of light and shadow that is characteristic of Cuba."
Product Description
With insightful essays—in English and Spanish—from Louis A. Pérez Jr., America’s preeminent Cuba scholar, and Ambrosio Fornet, renowned Cuban author and screenwriter, Cuba: Picturing Change introduces the work of photographer E. Wright Ledbetter, whose images create a captivating portrait of the remarkable Cuban culture as it faces the complex forces of change.
Made from visits to Cuba over a four-year period (1997-2001), Ledbetter’s photographs take us on a compelling journey within a culture pressured by numerous internal and external difficulties, where the resulting climate is saturated with the tension and uncertainty brought on by a political and economic future that continues to evolve with no clear direction.
Graphically alluring and rich in metaphor, Ledbetter’s photographs focus on the overwhelming power and spirit of the Cuban people. They also explore what he believes is an imminent Cuban culture shift and inevitable redefinition of Cuban identity.
As Ledbetter’s visual narrative unfolds, however, the photographs begin to reveal a greater depth and mystery, framed by the honest eye of a humanist and the compassion and perspective of an artist.
Cuba is a setting in which the questions surrounding its future become the questions all cultures face as social systems—political, economic, and otherwise—help shape human experience.
The photographs and essays of Cuba: Picturing Change emerge as a gorgeous, balanced, and inclusive body of work. They capture one view of Cuba on the cusp of centuries, and at the same time explore the timeless art of human perseverance and the powerful current of the ever-changing human story.
Reader Reviews
I was drawn to the book by the powerful and fun photographic images. Ledbetter does an outstanding job capturing the images of Cuban life in a way that allows you to both celebrate it and to empathise with the struggle of the Cuban people. The Essays are an unexpected extra in a book of this nature that make the work a multi-dimensional experience. It appeals to those interested in both Photography and Cuba. I highly recommend it!
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