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Overview
Rodeo. Photographs by Louise Serpa. Notes by Larry McMurtry. 75 blackandwhite duotone photographs, 9 1/2 X 12 1/2, 88 pages. paperback; ."[Serpa's photographs have] extended what Eadweard Muybridge did with horses in the 1870s, and with the human form in the 1880s: in her own way, Serpa has revolutionized thinking about bodies in motion."
The New Yorker
This up-close look at rodeo takes readers into the world of one of the few truly American sports, as balletic as it is brutal, as riveting as it is symbolic of a rapidly changing American West. Serpa's extraordinary images are accompanied by her anecdotal and informative annotations, as well as a provocative essay by Larry McMurtry. 75 photos.
Editorials
Booknews
The world of rodeo presented in celebratory text and b&w photographs by action photographer Serpa, with notes (3pp.) by Larry McMurtry that provide another view, challenging widely held beliefs about the mythic American West. 9.75x12.75" Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Fred Egloff
Serpa's rodeo photographs constitute one of the best collections to come out of the chute in a long time. Together with the accompanying text, they capture the dynamic action as well as the mystique of "the most dangerous sport in the world." Serpa was the first woman photographer permitted into a professional rodeo arena and has spent the ensuing 30 years recording the stunning scenes she has found there. Despite the fact that she never had any formal training as a photographer, her work must certainly be classified as art; the black-and-white, large-format photos are an ideal medium for her to convey not only her own excitement, but also that of the event itself. Novelist Larry McMurtry's notes display his increasing cynicism about a sport he admittedly dislikes, and those three pages seem out of place. Nonetheless, the book will certainly appeal to rodeo enthusiasts and photographers.Book Details
Published
December 1, 1995
Publisher
Aperture
Pages
96
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780893815851