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Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret was a photographer for over thirty years before becoming a publisher. She founded Penfield Press in 1979. "Premiere Iowa woman photographer of this century" was the reference to Joan at a special ceremony held by the State Historical Society of Iowa acknowledging her gift of over 500,000 black and white negatives and color images now archived in the Society's collection. Her photographs are in many collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art which holds two images from her "Women 1957-1975" series. Exhibitions of her work have been held in many museums and galleries including the New York City Camera Club, Iowa Art museums and others. A retrospective of her work has been on tour in Iowa since 1996 and at a museum in Freeport, Illinois in the spring of 2000. Retrospective exhibitions were held by Kirkwood Community College in 2004 and by the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in 2005. Joan's documentary photographs were instrumental in the 1960s civil rights movement, leading to improved conditions for migrant workers. She was elected to the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1996; she is also included in the Who's Who of Iowa Women, and in a thesis about women newspaper photographers in America by Margaret Thomas, University of Texas, Austin. Joan says, "I am an explorer trying to find aesthetic truths to share, whether the subject is a person, people, social situation, or nature. There is a visual unity possible and a visual spirit to discover."
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*AMANAS, THE
A Photographic Journey 1959-1999
$16.95
Photographs by Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret.
For almost a half century, Joan, publisher of Penfield Press, has photographed, with dedication, the people of the Amana Colonies: their homes, events in their lives, and their treasures.
This collection includes black-and-white photos of the era, plus 12 pages of color showing the beautiful Amana villages and people. The photographs in this exhibition are printed on archival digital fade-proof printing paper, matted, and signed. The range of 10,000 tones far exceeds any quality previously available. The enlargements, sizes 8 x 10" to 20 x 24", are framed in walnut milled at the Schanz Furniture and Refinishing Shop, South Amana. The exhibition is at The Barn Restaurant, Amana, Iowa.
Perfect Bound, 8-1/2 x 11", 124 pages. ISBN 1-572160086-1
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*LIVING WORD
$14.95
Text by Laura Gentry. Photos by William Gentry.
What one word defines you?? Pastors William and Laura Gentry posed this question to more than one hundred people in their debut book, Living Word.
In this unique volume of photographic portraits, each person is wearing a T-shirt with their chosen word. Lively text accompanies the photos. Living Word offers a
fascinating collection of personalities, inviting readers to embark upon their own journeys of self-discovery.
Perfect bound, 128 pages, 6 x 9". ISBN 1-932043-32-2
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*WOMEN 1957-1975
$25.00
Photographs by Joan Liffring-Zug
Now in a second printing in 2000, this book originally published in 1981 continues to give a look at some of the roles women traditionally filled in the decades after World War II. The photographer points out, "In the years these images were taken, very few middle-class women worked outside of their homes. The roles then assigned to women separated them from business, from politics and from each other."
Weston Naef, then assistant curator of photography at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, selected two of these images, Nan Wood Graham, Model for American Gothic, 1975, and Junior League Christmas Party, 1962 for the museum's photography collection.
Many of the images have gentle satire such as the Coe College Faculty Wives' Club with a painting of a semi-nude by Kunyioshi and disapproving members.
The photographer says, "During the years that I took these photographs, I did not realize how they documented the limited roles of women in that era. I wanted to explore their lives to see why my own life seemed so alienated and different from theirs in so many instances. With the birth of the women's movement in the 1960s, these photographs ultimately defined some of the social conditions of this era.
The photographs have been exhibited at the New York City Camera Club and in many galleries.
Paper bound, 8-1/2x11", 72 pages. ISBN 0-960385-84-3
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Postcard
ON THE 8TH DAY, GOD CREATED IOWA
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This 4" x 6" postcard has been a best seller over the years. This was taken at a historic 1982 Rosebowl football game. A large print may also be made of this print. Visit Joan's photo gallery at: JoanLiffringZugBourret.com
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POSTCARDS
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Signed. Archival. Call for subjects.
Grant Wood postcards available for $0.50.
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Rosemaling
PAINTED ROOMS
Scandinavian Interiors by Sigmund Aarseth
$34.95
This book presents an impressive variety of beautifully painted interiors, from colorful traditional Norwegian farmhouses to exciting commercial interiors. The book shows the innovation, experimentation, and individuality that have always been important to the Norwegian psyche. Over 200 full color photographs show Aarseth's work at its finest.
"Traditional decorative arts meet contemporary living in the Scandinavian interiors of Sigmund Aarseth.
Paperback, 7-1/4 x 9-3/4, 120 pages. ISBN 0-967458-35-8
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