Witness to beauty
By: photographs by Sage Sohier, with an essay by Marvin Heiferman
Contributors: Heiferman, Marvin, writer of added commentary; Carroll and Sons Gallery (Boston, Mass.)
Publisher: Kehrer
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 107
ISBN-13: 9783868287295
Subjects: Portrait photography; Portraits; Photography of women; Catalogs; Artistic Photography
Description: Sage Sohier's series about a glamorous ex-fashion model, her mother, as she engages the challenge of aging and confronts a disappearing world of exquisite beauty. Both funny and moving, the book addresses changing realities between generations in a visually captivating life of privilege. Images of Sohier's mother in her youth, posing as a model for renowned fashion photographers such as Irving Penn and Richard Avedon, provide a poignant contrast with Sohier's photographs of her mother as time passes, even though she defies expectations and achieves a quality of timeless perfection.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Carroll and Sons Gallery, Boston, Feb. 15-Apr. 1, 2017.