Photographic : the life of Graciela Iturbide / Isabel Quintero + Zeke Peña.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781947440005 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1947440004 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781606065570
- ISBN: 1606065572
- Physical Description: 95 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 91). |
Target Audience Note: | HL690L Lexile |
Awards Note: | Américas Award commended title, 2019 Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Award, 2018 Chicago Public Library Best Teen Nonfiction, 2018 CSMCL Best Books, 2018 Horn Book Fanfare List, 2018 New York Public Library Best Books for Teens, 2018 NPR Best Books, 2018 School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2019 |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Iturbide, Graciela, 1942- > Comic books, strips, etc. Photography, Artistic > Comic books, strips, etc. Photographers > Mexico > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc. |
Genre: | Graphic novels. Biographical comics. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | 741.5973 I91q 2018 (Text) | 33126024787263 | Display | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2018 February
Copyright 2018 School Library Journal.Gr 7 Upâ Mixing original illustrations, first-person prose, and lyrical interludes with gorgeous reproductions of photographer Graciela Iturbide's work, Quintero and Peña patiently reveal their subject's many angles, producing a "kaleidoscopic unraveling" of the artist. In this presentation, time is fluid, the text moving between pivotal moments in Iturbide's career to explain reoccurring themes and concepts in her work. The graphic novel format lends itself particularly well to this nonlinear style, as Peña deftly portrays Iturbide over the course of 50 years. The illustrator incorporates much of the artist's signature motifs into the visuals, and his choice to use a black-and-white palette is another nod to Iturbide's point of view. This mesmerizing book conveys profound ideas yet also adheres to the artist's vision. (Quintero reminds readers that the use of words such asmagical andsurreal to describe Iturbide's work is incorrect; "her images are as real as they get.") Teens will come away with an evolved sense of how to look at a creator's life and work and how to think critically about art as a process. The importance of being seen, specifically in regard to indigenous communities in Mexico and Mexican Americans in the United States, as a narrative thread will resonate strongly with readers.VERDICT Quintero and Peña have set a new standard in artist biographies. A must for teen collections.âDella Farrell, School Library Journal