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Finders, Keepers: Eight Collectors

by: Rosamond Wolff Purcell, Stephen Jay Gould

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 745
EAN: 9780393310870
ISBN: 0393310876
Label: W W Norton & Co Inc
Manufacturer: W W Norton & Co Inc
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 158
Publication Date: 1994-01
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Studio: W W Norton & Co Inc
Sales Rank: 1248953




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Product Description:
A noted paleontologist provides the text for this photographic study of eight different collections--from a collection of human artifacts belonging to Peter the Great to Agassy's fish collection--exploring what collections say about collectors.



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Eight Collectors Collecting
I have to start out by confessing that I bought this book for the pictures. I am fascinated by the photography of the grotesque, and Rosamond Purcell holds high rank in this rarified genre. She is noted both for her own original work and her recording (museum, collection, etc.) work. Her photography in "Finders, Keepers" is remarkable, strong carefully composed images with lush color. Just as notable is her reliance on natural light and the simplest of Nikon cameras and lenses.

The only part of the book I originally read was Purcell's Afterword. It is a delightful exposition on her romance with collectors and museums, revealing a thoughtful, philosophical professional with a strong creative sense. After that much reading I was satisfied, and the book took its place on my shelves ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Lush, fascinating view of collecting and natural history
One of the most beautiful books I own, combining Purcell's precise and beautiful photographs with Gould's intelligent and accessible writing. Finders, Keepers combines the diversity of living things, history, scholarship and art in an immaculately designed and printed whole. Absolutely stunning from start to finish.


 


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