Portraits From The Desert: Bill Wrights Big Bend

Portraits From The Desert: Bill Wright's Big Bend by Bill Wright. Published by University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1998. 1st Stated Edition. Paperback. No DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: V-Fine. Binding not broken, book in like new, unread condition. 164 Pgs. ISBN 029279116X. LCCN 97-9402. In this book, the author combines deeply observed photographs with a beautifully written text to offer an intimate portrait of the people and the land of the Big Bend. Covering an almost-fifty-year span, his words and images capture both the timeless quality of the region and the changes that have followed in the wake of increasing tourism and human settlement. The heart of the book is his portraits of the people who have added unique chapters to the Big Bend story. From artist Donald Judd, who found the perfect setting for his work in Marfa, to Terlingua and Lajitas residents who gladly forego urban amenities, to the Mexican villagers who have offered him hospitality, he explores why so many people have developed an almost mythic attachment to the Big Bend. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 13493.