| The Van Gogh Affect Contributor(s): Johnson, Lynn (Photographer), Lanza, Patricia (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 9053309306 ISBN-13: 9789053309308 Publisher: Schilt Publishing
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| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries - Photography | Photojournalism - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Landscapes |
| Physical Information: 264 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In 1996, Lynn Johnson was assigned by National Geographic Magazine to photograph a story about Vincent van Gogh, titled A Lullaby in Color. Published in October of the following year, it followed van Gogh through his youth in Brabant, through his most creative time in France, to his last resting place in Auvers-sur-Oise. The story combined her black & white photographs and reproductions of some of van Gogh's most popular paintings. Twenty-two years later, Johnson, who has been continuously working for National Geographic Magazine, was approached to produce a photographic exhibition on Vincent van Gogh in collaboration with photographer and curator Patricia Lanza, incorporating original story images and new unpublished work created by both. In 2018, Johnson and Lanza returned to the places where van Gogh lived and worked to produce new photographic work. The resulting images show both public and private spaces, and artefacts that are not normally revealed, and some inaccessible to the public. They worked both shoulder to shoulder and solo - a creative collaboration made richer by their love for van Gogh and the places he revealed to them. They travelled to Saint Paul Asylum in St. Remy de Provence, France where van Gogh lived and painted for one year. The asylum, closed to the public, is still a haven for women with mental health challenges. Lanza and Johnson were permitted to document a unique asylum art programme developed for the patients over the past twenty years. They also visited the farm in Auvers-sur-Oise, where van Gogh was rumoured to have been shot by boys visiting from Paris, a theory that was presented in the biography Van Gogh, The Life by Pulitzer prize-winning authors Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith. This book is a photographic journey of van Gogh's life, supported by text and quotes from his letters, celebrating his connection to the natural world and his exquisite sensitivity to light and colour. Today, millions of people travel in van Gogh's creative wake and the authors hope this book will add both new visual information and a fresh perspective for all who find themselves on their own creative pilgrimage. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Lynn: - Lynn Johnson is an American photographer known for her contributions to National Geographic, Sports Illustrated and Life among others. Johnson is known for shooting vanishing languages and challenges to the human condition, with a focus on Africa and Asia. Johnson received her bachelor's degree in photojournalism in 1975 from the Rochester Institute of Technology. In 1984 University of Pittsburgh Press published her book Pittsburgh Moments. Johnson has won Awards of Excellence from Xerox, BP, Ford Foundation, and others. She is also a recipient of seven Golden Quill awards in photojournalism and World Press Photo Awards in 1985, 1988 and 1992.Lanza, Patricia: - Patricia Lanza began her career in photography with the National Geographic Society in Washington DC, where she had over 700 pictures published during an 8-year period. Assignments have taken her across five continents and 48 countries. She produces photography and articles for a variety of clients, books and publications. And is currently under contract with the Tribune Syndicate (80 U.S. and International Newspapers) World's Fare section to produce travel articles. On her many assignments she documented the plight of the Swazi Zulu people under Apartheid in South Africa, witnessed the fall of communism in the Soviet Union, reported on the plight of the sea turtle and efforts to save them in the Maldives, and currently is working with the Dogon tribe to initiate a program of eco-tourism and tree planting in Mali. For the past several years, she has been working with the Annenberg Foundation on the development of their New Space for Photography in Los Angeles. She will act as the Director of Talent and Content for the Annenberg Space for Photography, which will launch in 2009. The purpose of this new center of photography is to educate, inspire and increase our understanding of the world through the art of the image. |
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