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Presumed Innocence
by Anne Higonnet, Rachel Lafo
from DeCordova Museum

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Beautiful pictures, but ...
  a collection or an exhibition doesn't necessarily make a good book. Flipping the pages made me somewhat uneasy and it took some time until I recognized what it was - there is no connection between the pictures, no red line except that they are all part of a collection. Some of the pictures belong to Sally Manns "Immediate Family", but here they are out of their context, so their nakedness doesn't make sense. I didn't read the introduction (may be I should have), but usually a good book doesn't need it to be... more info

• ...Found Otherwise
  Spanning several continents and encompassing nearly the entire history of photography, Presumed Innocence examines the other side of childhood through the eyes of some of the most notable photographers in the history of the art. Not too surprisingly from the title, the outlook leans towards the bleaker side, with many of the youths pictured appearing wise, worldly, and sometimes merely old beyond their years, often because they had no choice. The collected images offer a counterpoint to the abundant smiles... more info

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