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VIOLENT LEGACIES: Three Cantos

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Full-colour photographic frontispiece, 93 pages, 67 full-colour photographs throughout text. The third publication of the artist's ongoing Desert Cantos series. Three photographic essays display different aspects of the American West and the destructiveness of human nature. Susan Sontag contributes a four-page allegorical tale, "The View From the Ark." First edition, first printing, complete number line. A clean, bright copy. Dust jacket is mylar-protected. No extra shipping charges.. First edition, first impression. Original orange cloth Binding. Landscape quarto.
Violent Legacies: Three Cantos is a collaborative publication by photographer Richard Misrach and writer Susan Sontag. The book presents three 'cantos' that explore themes of violence, history, and memory through a synthesis of visual art and literary prose. It features Misrach's evocative photography alongside Sontag's critical reflections, creating a dialogue between the image and the word. Published by Aperture Inc in 1992, this edition serves as a significant cultural artifact exploring the intersection of aesthetics and political reality.

Bibliographic Details

Author Richard Misrach, Susan Sontag
Publisher Aperture Inc
Place of publication New York
Year 1992
Edition First edition
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 0893815195
Collation 93 pp.
Language English
Dimensions 29x31
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