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001 2011014921
003 DLC
005 20120418071504.0
008 110525s2011 ctua bc 000 0 eng
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020 $a0300177348 (hardback)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn711045510
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100 1 $aRaz-Russo, Michal.
245 14 $aThe three graces :$bsnapshots of twentieth-century women /$cMichal Raz-Russo.
260 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press ;$a[Chicago] :$bIn association with Art Institute of Chicago,$cc2011.
300 $a154 p. :$bill. (some col.) ;$c22 cm.
520 $a"Snapshots preserve more than individual likeness and memory. Photographs of celebrations, vacations, and gatherings of family and friends are collected with the aim of constructing and preserving a personal identity for future generations. What happens, however, when a snapshot is subsequently discarded or displaced and becomes merely an "anonymous" image? This and many other questions are discussed in this fascinating selection of anonymous images depicting three women. Presumably all taken by nonprofessionals, these snapshots were acquired over time by a private collector interested in their eclectic yet familiar details, who named the grouping after the iconic Greco-Roman motif. In traditional western iconography, the Three Graces personify beauty, charm, and grace in both nature and humanity. In the 150 snapshots assembled here, the remarkable consistency of confidence and poise projected by the trios of women--in varied settings, in various states of dress/undress, and over a period of more than fifty years--reveals the formal and behavioral conventions that evolved as photography's popularity skyrocketed among amateurs. To this end, the iconography of The Three Graces provides a framework for understanding the generational differences and cultural influences that shaped women's self-presentation in front of the camera in the first half of the 20th century"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Catalogue to accompany an Art Institute of Chicago exhibition of mostly anonymous snapshots of trios of women. Photos were collected by Peter J. Cohen"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
650 0 $aPhotography of women$vExhibitions.
650 0 $aPortraits, Group$vExhibitions.
610 20 $aArt Institute of Chicago$xPhotograph collections$vExhibitions.
650 0 $aPhotograph collections$zIllinois$zChicago$vExhibitions.