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New England in Focus: The Arthur Griffin Story

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Description:New England in Focus provides a light-hearted look at the travels and travails of one of New England's earliest and most visible photojournalists, Arthur Griffin. His journey is also the story of the magical beginnings of color film and of Griffin's important role in creating, through his color landscape photography, "the authorized version of New England." New England in Focus will entertain and inform photography, history and even baseball buffs as well as those who love New England, whether visitor or resident. Griffin's New England photographs and Yankee tales will entice the curious to explore further Boston's rich heritage and New England's varied landscapes and shore lines. The book is an invitation itself to visit the Arthur Griffin Center for Photographic Art in Winchester, Massachusetts, a unique museum named for him. Arthur Griffin's life has all the ingredients of a good book beginning with his own sense of humor and stammer that have combined to get him into and out of trouble, even on the eve of his 91st birthday. A childhood in Lawrence, Massachusetts, home of immigrants, strikes and textile mills, was a strong influence on Griffin's interest in people and news. Early and frequent trips to New Hampshire ingrained in him a love for the unspoiled New England landscape that ultimately became his focus. An abiding interest in art and commerce took him to art school in Boston and to The Boston Globe where opportunities and "luck" set the stage for a long and successful career in landscape photography and publishing.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with New England in Focus: The Arthur Griffin Story. To get started finding New England in Focus: The Arthur Griffin Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 128

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ISBN: 0964281902

Description: New England in Focus provides a light-hearted look at the travels and travails of one of New England's earliest and most visible photojournalists, Arthur Griffin. His journey is also the story of the magical beginnings of color film and of Griffin's important role in creating, through his color landscape photography, "the authorized version of New England." New England in Focus will entertain and inform photography, history and even baseball buffs as well as those who love New England, whether visitor or resident. Griffin's New England photographs and Yankee tales will entice the curious to explore further Boston's rich heritage and New England's varied landscapes and shore lines. The book is an invitation itself to visit the Arthur Griffin Center for Photographic Art in Winchester, Massachusetts, a unique museum named for him. Arthur Griffin's life has all the ingredients of a good book beginning with his own sense of humor and stammer that have combined to get him into and out of trouble, even on the eve of his 91st birthday. A childhood in Lawrence, Massachusetts, home of immigrants, strikes and textile mills, was a strong influence on Griffin's interest in people and news. Early and frequent trips to New Hampshire ingrained in him a love for the unspoiled New England landscape that ultimately became his focus. An abiding interest in art and commerce took him to art school in Boston and to The Boston Globe where opportunities and "luck" set the stage for a long and successful career in landscape photography and publishing.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with New England in Focus: The Arthur Griffin Story. To get started finding New England in Focus: The Arthur Griffin Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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