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Barbara.
Photographs by Andrea Modica.
Nazraeli Press, Tucson, 2004.
Unpaged,
numerous black-and-white illustrations,
Barbara was seven years old when Modica, a recent transplant
from the City to rural, upstate New York, saw her on the
porch of her family's farmhouse with siblings, cousins and
friends. Already feeling like a foreigner outside of her urban
element, Modica decided to stop and photograph, embarking
on what became a fifteen year relationship. The first ten
years of the collaboration that ensued was published in 1996 as Treadwell, a critically acclaimed masterpiece (cat# CI087H,
signed). Then, tragically, Barbara was diagnosed with a severe
case of juvenile diabetes. Though
bedridden during much of this time,
the photographs continued unabated
until her death in 2001. Barbara's last
year is presented in this unassuming
elegy. Modica continued to use the
same 8 x 10 camera she has always
used-her portraits both haunting and tender, a poignant
telling of a young woman on her deathbed.
About the Ltd Edition
Barbara was seven years old when Modica, a recent transplant
from the City to rural, upstate New York, saw her on the
porch of her family's farmhouse with siblings, cousins and
friends. Already feeling like a foreigner outside of her urban
element, Modica decided to stop and photograph, embarking
on what became a fifteen year relationship. The first ten
years of the collaboration that ensued was published in 1996 as Treadwell, a critically acclaimed masterpiece (cat# CI087H,
signed). Then, tragically, Barbara was diagnosed with a severe
case of juvenile diabetes. Though
bedridden during much of this time,
the photographs continued unabated
until her death in 2001. Barbara's last
year is presented in this unassuming
elegy. Modica continued to use the
same 8 x 10 camera she has always
used-her portraits both haunting and tender, a poignant
telling of a young woman on her deathbed. View Print
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