| 50-5412 | TR140 | MARC | | Humanities Art & Architecture Photography | | Davis, Keith F. Heartland: the photographs of Terry Evans, by Keith F. Davis, Jane L. Aspinwall, and April M. Watson with contributions by Kaitlyn Bunch and Terry Evans. Hall Family Foundation/Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2012. (Dist. by Yale), 218p bibl; ISBN 9780300190755, $60.00. Reviewed in 2013jun CHOICE. | | From Carleton Watkins through Dorothea Lange and the WPA and then forward to the best-known American landscape photographers of the 20th century’s second half, pictures of the land and people of the American prairie have been unceasing. In this beautifully designed book, Davis, Aspinwall, and Watson (all, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) visually document and lovingly introduce the work of Terry Evans. This first career retrospective and exhibition catalogue begins with an interesting biography of the photographer. Most interesting, of course, are the hundreds of images. Readers may find their own favorites here; certainly among the best are the aerial photographs of the swirls, meanders, and other patterns of the midwestern landscape. Evans does not neglect the people of the heartland; her honest, informative photographs show the character of the individuals she has selected. The beautiful grasses one would expect are here, as is the unexpected: a startlingly interesting group of museum specimens, prairie flora and fauna, which recall 19th-century specimen books. One comes back, however, to the landscapes and cityscapes photographed from the sky. Evans’s photographs reveal her love of the land and its people. Beautifully produced, this book is a remarkable collection of a master photographer’s career. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. — R. M. Labuz, Mohawk Valley Community College |
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