Issued on the occasion of the exhibition Arthur Tress: Rambles, Dreams, and Shadows, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from October 31, 2023, to February 18, 2024. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Foreword / Timothy Potts -- Preface: The Photograph as Magical Image (1970) / Arthur Tress -- Arthur Tress, Dreams and Variations, 1968-1978 / James A. Ganz -- Crossroads: Arthur Tress in Appalachia / Mazie M. Harris -- Open Space in the Inner City / James A. Ganz -- Collecting Dreams / James A. Ganz -- The Enigma of the Shadow / Paul Martineau -- All the World's a Stage / Paul Martineau -- Postscript: Looking Back (2022) / Arthur Tress.
Summary:
"This volume presents the first critical look at Arthur Tress's early photographic career, contextualizing the surreal work he became best known for by examining his other interrelated series: Appalachia: People and Places; Open Space in the Inner City; Shadow; and Theater of the Mind"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.