America 101
by Arthur Grace
In America 101, Grace draws 101 pictures from his rich personal archive of the United States to assemble a visual crash course on what defines and represents us as Americans.
An award-winning photojournalist and social documentarian, Arthur Grace has traveled globally and to every region of America on assignment for major news organizations as well as for his own personal projects since the early 1970s. Organized here into thematic chapters, Grace’s book subjectively and insightfully plumbs America’s cultural DNA. Fusing the style and the physical proximity of a photojournalist with the conceptual distance and healthy skepticism of an artist, his pictures speak to a set of themes that resonate deeply with the American experience over the past half century, revealing the simultaneously familiar and curious rituals of American life.
Artist Biography
Arthur Grace began his career in photojournalism in 1973 as a staff photographer for United Press International. Over the course of three decades, he has covered stories around the world for Time, Newsweek, Life, The New York Times Magazine, Paris Match, and Stern. He has published five critically acclaimed photography books. His work has been exhibited and collected at museums such as the High Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, the International Center of Photography, and more. His archives are currently housed at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American history at the University of Texas - Austin. For more information, visit www.arthurgrace.com.
An award-winning photojournalist and social documentarian, Arthur Grace has traveled globally and to every region of America on assignment for major news organizations as well as for his own personal projects since the early 1970s. Organized here into thematic chapters, Grace’s book subjectively and insightfully plumbs America’s cultural DNA. Fusing the style and the physical proximity of a photojournalist with the conceptual distance and healthy skepticism of an artist, his pictures speak to a set of themes that resonate deeply with the American experience over the past half century, revealing the simultaneously familiar and curious rituals of American life.
Released 2012
101 Black & White Photographs
128 Pages
Hardcover
11.5" x 11.5"
First Edition of 1,000
Introductory Essay by Brett Abbott
ISBN 978-0-9799379-3-410