{"product_id":"j-s-wooley-adirondack-photographer-hardcover","title":"J. S. Wooley: Adirondack Photographer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Timberlake\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePhilip G. Terrie\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCaroline M. Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1880, Jesse Sumner Wooley, an energetic and entrepreneurial thirteen-year-old farm boy from Saratoga County, took a job as an errand boy for a pair of town photographers. This summer job led to a career that would define Wooley's life. From that early start, Wooley went on to become a prominent businessman and inventive photographer in Upstate New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume tells the fascinating story of Wooley's rise from his impoverished rural roots to a position of success and prosperity as an artist who illuminated twentieth-century bourgeois American culture through his photography. Including more than one hundred color and duotone photographs from his corpus, including a gallery of images from Matt Finley's private collection, the book reveals the range of Wooley's work: Adirondack panoramas, architectural studies, travel shows depicting the American west and Europe, and documentary photographs of contemporary events. Wooley's career is situated within the context of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century town photography, a field dominated by male commercial photographers who captured the day-to-day events of rural and town life. Like many of these professional photographers, Wooley embraced innovations in cameras, producing photo postcards and panoramic photography to satisfy the growing demand for images as souvenirs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. S. Wooley\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the beauty of the Adirondack region as Wooley experienced it, the vital importance of town photographers, and the emergence of photography as a powerful medium to expose the American landscape.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Timberlake\u003c\/b\u003e is owner and operator of Timberlake Photos in Saratoga Springs, NY. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Terrie\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of American culture studies and environmental studies at Bowling Green State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eContested Terrain: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.69 x 11.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618374971699,"sku":"9780815610960","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/S01IT3JSNVFTY3lpcGIxWnlBQXNkQT09.webp?v=1761904705","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/j-s-wooley-adirondack-photographer-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}