Portraits of the Hazleton Public Schools
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Judith Joy Ross; Essay by Jock Reynolds
Price: $35.00
Distributed for the Yale University Art Gallery
“stunning photographs…a noble, never patronising study…that also reveals much about the psychology of the classroom. As Ross sets up her old-fashioned 8 x 10-inch view camera….a touching portrait of the formative rite of passage that is American school life is revealed.” - Creative Review
“An exquisitely produced book focusing on one of the artist’s most personal series to date—67 portraits of students at public schools in Hazelton, Penn. . . . These are sumptuous, depth-filled images, enhancing the pseudo-historical mien of Ross’ work. They are universal while also being unique.”—Dave Gagon, Deseret Morning News
"Judith Ross's pictures pay exquisite attention to the small achievements, difficulties, personal rebellions and daily struggles of children stumbling towards a social identity in our "hallowed" halls of education. Who, other than the occasional parent, teacher or social worker, pays any attention to the circumstances of the individuals in this essentially powerless population? For those of us who hated school and didn't understand why we were there or how we were supposed to act, these photographs are welcome displays of empathy. They help us remember, and reflect on, the immense vulnerability that defines a child's experience of school, while sparking recognition of how this experience is both universal and unique."—Susan Kismaric, Curator, Department of Photography, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Publication Date: February 28, 2006
Publishing Partner: Distributed for the Yale University Art Gallery
67 tritone illus.