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Picturing Faith : Photography and the Great Depression by Colleen McDannell (2004, Hardcover)

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Such photographers as Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Gordon Parksall then virtually unknownwere commissioned to chronicle in pictures the economic struggle and social dislocation of the Depression era.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300104308

ISBN-139780300104301

eBay Product ID (ePID)30761966

Product Key Features

Book TitlePicturing Faith : Photography and the Great Depression

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, History, Photoessays & Documentaries, United States / General

Publication Year2004

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Religion, Photography

AuthorColleen Mcdannell

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight36.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-007820

Reviewsï¿½Picturing Faith is a rich combination of sharply insightful social and religious history.ï¿½ï¿½David E. Anderson, Seattle Times, " Picturing Faith is a rich combination of sharply insightful social and religious history."-David E. Anderson, Seattle Times, " Picturing Faith is a rich combination of sharply insightful social and religious history."David E. Anderson, Seattle Times, "In Picturing Faith, Colleen McDannell continues her trail-blazing path in American religious history. She takes conventional wisdom about spiritual decline in the Depression era and turns it on its head. This is a very special book, and will be a touchstone for future scholarship."-Gary Laderman, Emory University, "Picturing Faith is a rich combination of sharply insightful social and religious history."-David E. Anderson, Seattle Times, "Picturing Faithis a rich combination of sharply insightful social and religious history."-David E. Anderson,SeattleTimes, Picturing Faith is a rich combination of sharply insightful social and religious history. David E. Anderson, Seattle Times, "This is a unique and fascinating book. Picturing Faith will enliven our understanding of both American religion and the Great Depression. Colleen McDannell superbly integrates photography with history-rarely does a book cross disciplines so dramatically and beautifully."-Jon Butler, Yale University

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal200/.973/09043

SynopsisIn the midst of the Great Depression, the American government initiated one of the most ambitious national photographic projects ever undertaken. Such photographers as Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Gordon Parksall then virtually unknownwere commissioned to chronicle in pictures the economic struggle and social dislocation of the Depression era. They explored every facet of rural life in an effort to document the troubles, as well as the spirit, of the nation. Fanning out across the country, these photographers captured a nation alive with religious faithfrom Dust Bowl migrants singing hymns to orthodox Jews praying in rural Connecticut. In Picturing Faith, the preeminent historian of religion Colleen McDannell recounts the history of this extraordinary project, telling the stories of the men and women who participated in it and exploring these little-known images of America. Lavishly illustrated, Picturing Faith teases out the various and conflicting ways that these photographers portrayed American religion and enhances our understanding of how religion was practiced during this critical period of American history. ", In the midst of the Great Depression, the American government initiated one of the most ambitious national photographic projects ever undertaken. Such photographers as Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Gordon Parks--all then virtually unknown--were commissioned to chronicle in pictures the economic struggle and social dislocation of the Depression era. They explored every facet of rural life in an effort to document the troubles, as well as the spirit, of the nation. Fanning out across the country, these photographers captured a nation alive with religious faith--from Dust Bowl migrants singing hymns to orthodox Jews praying in rural Connecticut. In Picturing Faith, the preeminent historian of religion Colleen McDannell recounts the history of this extraordinary project, telling the stories of the men and women who participated in it and exploring these little-known images of America. Lavishly illustrated, Picturing Faith teases out the various and conflicting ways that these photographers portrayed American religion and enhances our understanding of how religion was practiced during this critical period of American history.

LC Classification NumberBL2525.M395 2005