Photographic : the life of Graciela Iturbide / Isabel Quintero + Zeke Peña.
"Born in Mexico City in 1942, Graciela Iturbide wants to be a writer, but her conservative family has a different idea. Although she initially follows their wishes, she soon grows restless. After tragedy strikes, she turns to photography to better understand the world. The photographic journey she embarks on takes her throughout Mexico and around the globe, introducing her to fascinating people and cultures, and eventually bringing her success and fame. With more than two dozen photographs by Iturbide herself, Photographic explores the questions of what it means to become an artist"--Back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781947440005
- ISBN: 1947440004
- 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). |
Awards Note: | Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Award, 2018 |
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Genre: | Graphic novels. Biographical comics. Graphic novels > Juvenile. Biographies. Biography. Juvenile works. |
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Photographic : The Life of Graciela Iturbide
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Photographic : The Life of Graciela Iturbide
A Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Award Winner and a Moonbeam Children's Book Gold Award Winner, Photographic is a picture book biography of Graciela Iturbide from author Isabel Quintero and illustrator Zeke Peña. Graciela Iturbide was born in Mexico City in 1942, the oldest of 13 children. When tragedy struck Iturbide as a young mother, she turned to photography for solace and understanding. From then on Iturbide embarked on a photographic journey that has taken her throughout her native Mexico, from the Sonoran Desert to Juchitán to Frida Kahlo's bathroom, to the United States, India, and beyond. Photographic is a symbolic, poetic, and deeply personal graphic biography of this iconic photographer. Iturbide's journey will excite readers of all ages as well as budding photographers, who will be inspired by her resolve, talent, and curiosity. "This extraordinary biography captures the poetry of Graciela Iturbide's photography. The brilliant pairing of Isabel Quintero's words and Zeke Peña's art creates a graphic biography that evokes the process and meaning of what it is to create. Highly recommended!" --Cathy Camper, author of Lowriders in Space "Striking black and white illustrations . . . A powerful homage to the five-decade evolution of an artist still working--and still evolving--today." -- Horn Book