Descendants of Light: American Photographers of Jewish Ancestry is a work of art that investigates the skill of the photographic witness. It is the culmination of face-to-face encounters with many of the most original photographers of our time. For over eight years photographer and author Penny Wolin traveled relentlessly across America, photographing and interviewing more than 70 of the leading and most original Jewish photographers in history. This book is the culmination of these unprecedented face-to-face encounters.
Italy Morocco Syria Spain Uzbekistan Israel New York
“My father’s family on his father’s side is from Italy. Then they moved to Morocco for 4 generations, and then my grandfather moved to Israel in the early 20th century. My grandmother was from Halab, Syria. My grandmother on my mother’s side was born in Israel, but her family came from Spain. My grandfather’s family came from Uzbekistan. I have chosen to be in exile by living in New York and not Israel.”
“We make photographs to remember who we are and what our lives were.”
BOOK
Descendants of Light: American Photographers of Jewish Ancestry By Penny Wolin
Hardcover, 10×14 inches, 244 pages, 235 duo-tone and color photographic illustrations with text.
Glossary, bibliography, index; made in USA.
ISBN: 978-0-9676357-2-9
Released in 2015
http://DescendantsOfLight.com
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Wolin
LECTURE SCHEDULE
Book Passage, Corte Madera, March 26, 1:00pm
Art Center College, Pasadena, March 29, 1:00pm
Vroman’s Books – Pasadena, CA – April 2, 3:00pm
The Image Flow – Mill Valley, CA – April 20, 7:00pm
92nd St Y, Manhattan, May 3, 7:00pm (In conversation with Jill Freedman and Ed Kashi)
Syracuse University, May 11, 7:00pm (S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications)
George Eastman Museum – Rochester, New York – May 12, 7:00pm
