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OverviewMary Schäffer was a photographer, writer, botanical painter, and mapmaker from Philadelphia, well known for her travels in the Canadian Rockies and Japan at the turn of the twentieth century. In Searching for Mary Schäffer, Colleen Skidmore takes up Schäffer’s own resonant themes—women and wilderness, travel and science—to ask new questions, tell new stories, and reassess the persona of Mary Schäffer imagined in more recent times. Public and private archival collections in the United States and Canada set the stage for this engrossing exploration of Schäffer’s creative, collaborative, and competitive enterprise amid the cultural complexities of Philadelphia’s science and photography communities, and the scientific, tourist, and Indigenous societies of the Rocky Mountains of Canada. “In this impressive book, Colleen Skidmore uses her considerable skills as a social historian of photography to shed new light on the remarkable life of Mary Schäffer. She knows the stories, the characters, and presents a social history that is fresh and convincing. Skidmore’s conclusion is brilliant and will certainly serve as a catalyst for further research and study of Mary Schäffer.” Donna Livingstone, President and CEO, Glenbow Museum Full Product DetailsAuthor: Colleen SkidmorePublisher: University of Alberta Press Imprint: University of Alberta Press Dimensions: Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.076kg ISBN: 9781772122985ISBN 10: 177212298 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 08 September 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsIn her new book, Skidmore portrays Schaffer in a nuanced way by discussing the scientific and artistic communities she came from, as well as the lives of the people she travelled with. She also dissolves some of the more persistent stereotypes people use to describe Schaffer.... Readers of Skidmore's new book will better understand why Schaffer's work has moved people for so long. -- Madeleine Cummings * Edmonton Examiner * Author InformationColleen Skidmore is a photography historian and Professor at the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on women’s photographic practices and archives of women in photography in North America from 1860 to 1920. She is the editor of This Wild Spirit: Women in the Rocky Mountains of Canada (UAP). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |