Carrara
By: by William Wylie ; with an essay by Eric Scigliano.
Contributors: Scigliano, Eric, 1953-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Center books on the international scene -- 4
Publisher: Center for American Places at Columbia College Chicago; Brand: Center for American Places; Center for American Places
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9781930066984
Subjects: Wylie, William, -- 1957-; Marble industry and trade -- Italy -- Carrara -- Pictorial works; Quarries and quarrying -- Italy -- Carrara -- Pictorial works; Stone-cutters -- Italy -- Carrara -- Portraits
Genres: Pictorial works.; Portraits.
Description: "The legendary Cava di Gioia quarry in Carrara, Italy, was the source of the luminous white marble used by Michelangelo, Bernini, Henry Moore, and other renowned sculptors. ... Wylie is the first photographer to extensively document Cava di Gioia since Ilario Besi ... . For six years, Wylie photographed the changing landscape of the quarry, and his images capture the intense physical scale of the site, the dramatic setting, and the character of the stonecutters, or cavatori, who have worked the quarry for generations."--book jacket flap.