Greenberg,
Jan, & Sandra Jordan. Meet Cindy
Sherman. Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press 2017 64p. $19.99 ISBN 978-1-62672-520-1 ms/hs Biography E-BN
When
Cindy Sherman was little, she loved to experiment with make-up and clothing to
create different characters that reflected her moods and society’s take on what it means to be female.
As her rebellious nature asserted itself in college, her artistic
photographs were not appreciated. Not to be deterred, she continued her
experimentation with make-up and clothing and took photos of herself to post in
an artistic community and later a gallery. In this book, truly remarkable
reproductions of her photos encourage the reader to tell a story based upon the
characters and background of a photo. Now she is acclaimed as a revolutionary
artist who helped move photography from a way of documenting events and people
into the realm of creative artistic expression, and her photos sell for
thousands of dollars, reflecting the numerous awards she has been given. All illustrations and quotes are meticulously
sourced.
Summary:
A biography of the photographer who turned photography from a documentary
medium into a creative, storytelling medium with her selfies before the word
"selfie" was coined. Many illustrations to show the diverse
characters she created. Grades 7+
Photographers,
Cindy Sherman --Lois
McNicol
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