Author Description

Product Description James Fee has been taking photographs for most of his life, and in the past decade he has developed a large and loyal following of critics and enthusiasts across the world of fine art photography. The nineties were a prolific decade for Fee, who has in the last ten years produced several compelling series of work, all of which are documented in this essential new monograph. Presented here are the many black and white photographs of American icons and imagery that are thematically connected by Fee's obsession with the decline and destruction of the America that he knew as a young man: we see his series of New York imagery, including the Chrysler building and the Brooklyn Bridge; pictures of the crumbling Penn State penitentiary, Beat inspired series of photographs of the American road; a distinctive and unique series of nude imagery; as well as his innovative collaborations with multimedia artist George Herms. Finally, presented here for the first time is a unique series of photographs taken on the South Pacific Island of Pelelui, a series which offers a glimpse at a long, very personal project for Fee, inspired by the photographs his father took while posted on the island during the Second World War. Deluxe Limited Edition of 200 copies, each slipcased with at portfolio of 3 original 8 x 10 inch prints, signed and numbered by James Fee. Hardcover, 11 x 13 inches, 175 pages, 68 color and 67 tritone illustrations. Exhibition Schedule: Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies, December 2000-Januray 2001, Los Angeles; University of Connecticut William Benton Museum of Art, March-April 2001, Storrs, Connecticut; Debra Hermdinger Gallery, April 2001, San Francisco; Craig Krull Gallery, July 2001, Santa Monica About the Author James Fee was born in Knoxville, Iowa, but has been a long-time resident of California. Since 1993 he has taught at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He has been taking photographs