- Hardcover: 232 pages
- Publisher: University Press of Kansas; illustrated edition edition (31 Oct 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0700606343
- ISBN-13: 978-0700606344
- Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 21.1 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,072,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Combining photographs with stories and analysis, this text documents the traditions of cemetery art as found throughout Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico. Analyses the cultural, historic and aesthetic roles of gravestones.
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Format:Hardcover
I purchased this book shortly after it was published, and have thoroughly enjoyed the photos and learning the history of headstone customs and inscriptions. Since I live in the area, I have used the book as a guide to the Denver cemeteries, and I personally did not experience any mistakes in locations given. I have shared the book with friends who work in our city cemetery, and all have found it completely fascinating.
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Format:Hardcover
John Gary Brown, does an excellent job at showing the eccentricity and beauty of grave markers. He uses different angles, and points of view in his compositions, to bring out a morbid beauty, that is rarely seen by the naked eye. A truly impressive collection of masterpieces. Just when you think the works speak for themselves, Brown also includes wonderful poetry, which co-exists perfectly with the photographs. A must for anyone's artistic anthology collection.
Format:Hardcover
While the photography is excellent, and the author offers several interesting insights into symbolism and customs, the facts about particular monuments are incorrect. He gives the wrong locations for several monuments (placing them in cemeteries across town), and the descriptions of the cemeteries themselves contain errors.
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