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OverviewIn the 1930s the Massengill family of rural Arkansas built three portable photography studios on old truck frames, attached each to the back of any car that would run, and started a mobile photo booth business that would last for a decade. Without formal training they invented ways to mimic the popular photo booth and brought their business to the dirt roads and open fields. Making Pictures, featuring Massengill family prints and photo albums collected by the artist Maxine Payne, illuminates a Depression-era South previously unseen by the public. Unlike the hardscrabble lives captured by WPA photographers, the Massengill photographs often show folks working to look their best. Hand-painted backdrops, colorized prints and the occasional prop add a playful edge to these scenes. Not unlike photographs by Vivian Maier or Mike Disfarmer, the Massengill photographs invite us to reconsider a time and place from a new perspective. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Maxine Payne , Phillip March JonesPublisher: Dust-to-Digital Imprint: Dust-to-Digital Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.640kg ISBN: 9780981734255ISBN 10: 0981734251 Pages: 180 Publication Date: 09 April 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe history of these photos is more than enough to get your attention, but the images and the book itself are valuable additions to an increasingly crowded field.--Pat Padua Spectrum Culture (04/15/2015) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |