Lengthening Shadows Before Nightfall

Lengthening Shadows Before NightfallIn an interplay of metaphor and time, artist John Dugdale invokes a world of light filled chambers and sensuous bodies. From the muted blue luster of the archaic cyanotype process, his imagery emerges in a mist of loss and remembrance. In the manner of Julia Margaret Cameron's Victorian albums, Dugdale has created an extremely personal and vibrant body of work. Revealed in this first monograph of Dugdale's work is an artistic vision that weds

are remarkable documents that observe the banality of manufacturing desire

and eventually the photographer must close his eyes to see that truth

75 x 10 inches

Lincoln Kirstein's life in the arts spans two thirds of a century

”The world according to Robert Stivers is an anxious place in which vision of all is impaired

" — Clare Grafik

developed and refined an approach to his medium that was increasingly open

They are bold portraits

Like folk art in other mediums

" — Chris Shaw

sadness and above all

and covers the unrest of 1960s America and the social radicalism of New Mexico in the 1970s