J. Michael Skaggs
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"They're beautiful, they're evocative and they're black and
white...
Wonderful collection of photographs...
Compelling images of 12 American cities"
Americans Revisited Volume I
VISUAL SOCIOLOGIST RETRACES ‘THE AMERICANS’
Photographer Follows Robert Frank’s
Famous Journey 50 Years Later
J. Michael Skaggs
originally embarked in 1994 on a quest to photograph the 43 American cities
visited by Robert Frank. This book covers 12 of the original 43 cities shot
between 1994 and 2002. Mr. Skaggs traveled to New York, New Jersey, Chicago,
Cleveland, Indianapolis, Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Washington, D.C., among other
cities in the Northeast and Midwest.
"In reading Robert Frank’s original book, I felt a kinship and it drove my
desire to go out and explore
Edgecliff
Press Publisher, Ari Buchwald was impressed with Mr. Skaggs’ efforts, and the
quality of his work. "Robert Frank broke rules with his book – in his style of
shooting, cropping and subject matter. I see Michael’s
work as the same, quoting Franks’ spirit yet interpreting it to be uniquely Michael’s own vision."
Americans Revisited,
Volume 1 will be available July 4th, 2008 from Edgecliff Press. In addition, J.
Michael Skaggs’ photographs will be featured on the Edgecliff Press website and
as a traveling show in various galleries throughout the
Other books available
from Edgecliff press include Right, Angels! and I
Thought Pigs Could Fly as well as Alena and the
Favorite Thing from Edgecliff Kids.
View the book page by
page and/or purchase 12 x 18 inch matted and signed photos from the book online
from Edgecliff Press.
(513) 254-7646
J. Michael Skaggs © 2009