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TALKING HEADS THE VENT HAVEN PORTRAITS BY MATTHEW ROLSTON 2012 SIGNED

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Item specifics

Condition
Like New: A book that has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust ...
Special Attributes
Illustrated, Signed
Signed
Yes
Subject
Art & Photography
ISBN
9781938461002
Book Title
Talking Heads : the Vent Haven Portraits
Item Length
12.8in
Publisher
Pointed Leaf Press
Publication Year
2013
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.2in
Author
Matthew Rolston
Genre
Photography, Travel, Performing Arts
Topic
Individual Photographers / Monographs, Puppets & Puppetry, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
Item Width
12.7in
Item Weight
81.4 Oz
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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Product Information

Featuring a series of 100 richly-colored, high resolution portraits in an oversized, deluxe, square format edition Enriched with several essays, including one by Rolston himself, as well as archival photographs of many of the figures in Rolston's portraits and a history of the Vent Haven Museum and its collections Influential American celebrity photographer, director and creative director Matthew Rolston turns his eye for portraiture to a new cast of characters with the launch of Talking Heads, The Vent Haven Portraits. Using techniques he has honed over decades of celebrity portraiture, and marking his first foray into the world of fine arts, Rolston has captured the inherent humanity of a rarely-seen collection of unique entertainment figures: ventriloquist dummies. Unearthed from the intimate and obscure Vent Haven Museum in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Rolston used a rigorously formal photographic approach to bring out the power in the faces of these figures through a series of 100 portraits, or "headshots". Rolston painstakingly selected the faces he was most drawn to and, in particular, those that conveyed a sense of character through pronounced aging, exaggerated features, and ornately painted faces, drawing the eye directly to the sometimes disturbingly human quality of each dummy. Breathing new life into these inanimate figures, Rolston's photographs channel a sustained and energetic presence that is at once commanding, totemic, and touchingly familiar.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pointed Leaf Press
ISBN-10
1938461002
ISBN-13
9781938461002
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117229652

Product Key Features

Book Title
Talking Heads : the Vent Haven Portraits
Author
Matthew Rolston
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Individual Photographers / Monographs, Puppets & Puppetry, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Photography, Travel, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
224 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
12.8in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
12.7in
Item Weight
81.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Tr647
Reviews
The lush photography book turns Rolston's camera lens on a collection of dummies unearthed at the Vent Haven Museum in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. Matthew Rolston, who typically photographs celebrities and music stars like: Jessica Simpson, Zac Efron, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Adam Levine, Oprah, Kelly Osbourne and Michael Jackson, employed a formal portrait approach to capturing the dolls characterizations in more than 100 images over 224 pages., The lush photography book turns Rolston''s camera lens on a collection of dummies unearthed at the Vent Haven Museum in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. Matthew Rolston, who typically photographs celebrities and music stars like: Jessica Simpson, Zac Efron, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Adam Levine, Oprah, Kelly Osbourne and Michael Jackson, employed a formal portrait approach to capturing the dolls characterizations in more than 100 images over 224 pages.--Design Life Network; October 30, 2013
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2012-936443
Dewey Decimal
779.092
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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  • Not worth the high price.

    Definitely overpriced. A nicely published book, large, good paper, binding, etc., but content.....not worth the price. Once you've looked through all the pictures, it's done. It would have been much better if they had some information about each figure pictured, but no. Would I recommend it to anyone else? Absolutely not.