Overview

Reach into the heart and soul of individuals from every inhabited continent through sixty tour de force black-and-white portraits by Margo Davis. Under One Sky is a collection of nearly forty years of portrait making by one of the inherltors of California's photographic legacy. Esthetically powerful and convincing were words used by Ansel Adams in 1968 to describe the work of Davis (nee Baurngarten) and her fellow students. Indeed, the same words can be used today in describing these portraits. As Davis says in her accompanying essay, ""A portrait that has the power to truly look inward can shake us up and make us question our assumptions. Like the finest literature, a powerful photographic portrait permits us to leap into the other's mind and heart.""

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Depicting people from many countries, the images portray subjects who seem serene and hopeful, reflecting, no doubt, the photographer's insightful talent for establishing rapport. -- Book News

Depicting people from many countries, the images portray subjects who seem serene and hopeful, reflecting, no doubt, the photographer's insightful talent for establishing rapport. --Book News This volume... has an exceptional sharpness of detail and richness of tonality to rival the originals. --i Photo Central These images impart a depth of beauty that transcends race, culture, and national boundaries. --Black and White Photography

Author Information

Margo Davis is known for her black-and-white portrait photography, and has taught photography at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC Santa Cruz. She is the co-author of three photographic books: Black Antigua: Portrait of an Island People (Scrimshaw Press, 1973). Women Writers of the West Coast (Capra Press, 1983), and The Stanford Album: A Photographic History, 1885-1945 (Stanford, 1989). She is represented by the Scott Nichols Gallery in San Francisco and New York.

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