United States History - Northeastern & Middle Atlantic Region, Protestantism, United States Studies
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Overview
Few photographers can boast of acceptance by and access to a remote Amish community, but Bill Coleman has had the good fortune to spend the past 25 years capturing its daily events in beautiful full-color images. From breadmaking to haymaking to community barn raisings, he takes readers on a visual journey through a Pennsylvanian valley largely untouched by tourists and the trappings of modern existence. Whether it's a buggy traversing a winter farmscape, a woman quilting, or a group of children at play, Coleman captures with a perceptive eye the one unique and telling gesture that reveals the character of an individual and a community. The images gathered here--authentic in their subject matter and utterly simple in their presentation--celebrate the beauty and grace of a time-honored way of life.Editorials
Booknews
Coleman is a professional photographer who has been documenting a remote Amish community in Pennsylvania for some 25 years. In the early years of his relationship with these notoriously reticent photo subjects, he photographed landscapes, animals, children, and home scenes. Over the years, he gained the community's trust and photographed adults. The result is a photographic ode to everyday life and the passing of the seasons in an Amish community. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
March 22, 2001
Publisher
San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, 2001.
Pages
120
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780811831185