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A celebration of photography as well as a document of the place, "Ellis Island" contains images by such well-known photographers as Jerry Uelsmann and Emmet Gowin. Filled with dozens of family portraits and both historic and contemporary documentary photos, the book resists the temptation for superficial flag-waving, instead providing a thoughtful and loving portrait of this sacred landmark in the American soul. -- "Los Angeles Times" Originally published to commemorate the reopening of Ellis Island to the public in 1990 after massive restoration, "Ellis Island" eloquently portrays the rich, multi-ethnic history of one of America's most significant immigration points.

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Ellis Island, Charles Hagen, Robert C. Twombly, Norman Kotker, Shirley C. Burden, Lewis Hine, Larry Fink, Sylvia Plachy, Herbert George Wells

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1989
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Titul
Ellis Island
Podtitul
Echoes From a Nation's Past
Jazyk
anglicky
Vydavateľ
Aperture
Rok vydania
1989
Väzba
mäkká
Počet strán
152
ISBN10
0893813974
ISBN13
9780893813970
Série
Anotácia
A celebration of photography as well as a document of the place, "Ellis Island" contains images by such well-known photographers as Jerry Uelsmann and Emmet Gowin. Filled with dozens of family portraits and both historic and contemporary documentary photos, the book resists the temptation for superficial flag-waving, instead providing a thoughtful and loving portrait of this sacred landmark in the American soul. -- "Los Angeles Times" Originally published to commemorate the reopening of Ellis Island to the public in 1990 after massive restoration, "Ellis Island" eloquently portrays the rich, multi-ethnic history of one of America's most significant immigration points.