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Absolutely exceptional. To have two artists of this caliber collaborate on a great work and have that work lost would be unthinkable, to have TWO projects lost unfathomable. But here they are, mostly intact and absolutely breathtaking. The text gives a great sense of place and context, and extrapolates on the notes left by Ellison and Parks. I learned quite a bit about both men that I didn't know before - Ellison was a freelance photog, Parks the man who knew everyone - and the time in which the...
There is some fabulous writing in this and some exceptional photographs. However, the book never really coheres in trying to stitch together three very different projects undertaken by Parks and Ellison. This isn't at the same standard as other Steidl works given over to Parks photography.
top notch photography
Saw the exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in July 2016. As IM is one of my favorite books to teach, and Parks is one of my favorite photographers, this is nothing short of astonishing.