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Chicago Parks Rediscovered
Frank Dina
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Description for Chicago Parks Rediscovered
Hardcover. A collection of Frank Dina's photographs, seeking to capture the light, colour and mood of Chicago's parks throughout the changing seasons. Both well-known and lesser-visited parks are featured, and the images at once incorporate and contrast the natural landscape within the urban landscape. Num Pages: 117 pages, 54 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AJB; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1143.
From the sumptuous lakeshore to the inner city, these images capture the light, color, and mood of our public spaces throughout the changing seasons. Frederick Law Olmsted's and Jens Jensen's vision of a 'garden in a city' is reflected within the pages of this book. The images at once subtly incorporate and contrast the natural landscape within the urban landscape. The Prairie-style architecture that is found in many of Chicago's parks is both a reflection of the natural prairie and a reminder of the concrete urban landscape within which the parks are located. These full-color photographs of Chicago's well-known and ... Read more
From the sumptuous lakeshore to the inner city, these images capture the light, color, and mood of our public spaces throughout the changing seasons. Frederick Law Olmsted's and Jens Jensen's vision of a 'garden in a city' is reflected within the pages of this book. The images at once subtly incorporate and contrast the natural landscape within the urban landscape. The Prairie-style architecture that is found in many of Chicago's parks is both a reflection of the natural prairie and a reminder of the concrete urban landscape within which the parks are located. These full-color photographs of Chicago's well-known and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Jannes Art Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
117
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780912223032
SKU
V9780912223032
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Ref
99-15
About Frank Dina
FRANK DINA is a fine art photographer living in Chicago. He was educated at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Throughout his career, he has worked in photography, film, and video production. He exhibits regularly at various venues in the Chicago area and his work appears in numerous corporate and individual collections. JEFF HUEBNER is a Chicago-based arts journalist and ... Read more
Reviews for Chicago Parks Rediscovered
Parks not only shape their surrounding communities, they are, as well, shaped by the changing needs and missions of their inhabitants. - JEFF HUEBNER, FROM HIS INTRODUCTION