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Rights Highlights Adult Titles and Graphic Biographies London Book Fair 2021
ADVANCE BOOK INFORMATION
Fantasy of the Middle Ages
Explores the ways in which the Middle Ages have been dramatized and mythologized in literature, the
visual arts, and broader popular culture over the course of centuries
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Medieval scribes and artists produced a vibrant culture of illuminated
manuscripts that reflected the great societal changes of their day such as
urban growth, the emergence of new religious orders, mass military conflicts,
and plagues, producing imagery that was replicated in church architecture,
domestic furnishings, and on suits of armor. These creators cast actual and
imagined episodes from their past in stories that were relevant to their
viewers, such as a tale of Alexander the Great depicted as a European
monarch that offered lessons in leadership, or a noble knight’s adventures in
the crusades as an inspiration for Christian piety. Subsequent generations
have elaborated on these medieval sources and stories to create many
imagined worlds in which fantasy elements of the Middle Ages (wizards,
dragons, enchanted forests) have melded with “real” history as reflected in
documentary sources and artifacts to such an extent that the fantasy elements
have become a key part of the way we imagine this era today.
In this entertaining book, which is geared toward a general audience, the
authors focus on the evolution of the artistic traditions of medievalism,
beginning with their origins in manuscript illumination and visual culture. They
trace the development of character archetypes, iconic locations such as
ruined castles and forbidden forests, and magical creatures and supernatural
events in building these medieval worlds. The authors also discuss why the
Middle Ages—more than virtually any other historical period—have captured
the popular imagination for such a sustained period of time and how this era
has been a source for many generations to explore their own era’s concerns
and anxieties.
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• Examines how the Middle Ages have proved an irresistible source of
adaptation for writers, artists, filmmakers, and theme park designers
• Illuminates the societal factors that have conditioned the uses—and
misuses--of medieval archetypes and iconography over time
• Draws upon the recent scholarly turn away from an exclusively white,
European view of the medieval past and toward a global approach to
the study of the Middle Ages
AUTHORS Exhibition opens at J. Paul Getty
Museum at Getty Center in March
Larisa Grollemond is assistant curator in the Department of Manuscripts at
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J. Paul Getty Museum. Bryan C. Keene is assistant professor in the
Department of Art History at Riverside City College in Riverside, California.
144 pages, 9 x 10 ¼ in. (22.9 x 25.4 cm)
133 color illustrations
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Fantasy of the Middle Ages
Foreword by Timothy Potts a
Preface by Michele Clapton or Joe Rohde
[TBC]
Introduction
Presents the two prevailing themes of the publication: (1) the outlines of the medieval imagination—ideas about
history, heroes and villains, the supernatural, and distant lands—as presented through the pages of illuminated
manuscripts; (2) various historical medievalisms (reimaginings of the Middle Ages) including Romanticism and fairy
tales, the Pre-Raphaelites and Victorian England, children’s and fantasy literature, theme parks and live-action role-
play events, and the Middle Ages in film and video games. Focus Text: Mapping Mythical Medieval Worlds
1. The Medieval Imagination
Examines the complex layering of history at work in the creation of medieval fantasy that is deeply indebted to the
medieval imagination. Treats three late fifteenth-century Flemish manuscripts: The Book of the Deeds of Alexander the
Great offers a French translation of a Roman source about Alexander the Great set in the Burgundian court; The
Chronicles of Jean Froissart recounts the events of the Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453), and The Romance of Gillion de
Trazegnies weaves a tale about a fictional knight and his exploits as a soldier in Muslim-occupied Egypt. As a
counterpoint, the authors examine three books from the nineteenth and early twentieth century that were inspired by
the first three manuscripts: Andrea Maffei’s Vergine d’Orleans (Joan of Arc), William Morris’s Beowulf, and Olive
Schreiner’s The Story of a Hunter).
2. People of the Middle Ages
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (1387–1400) presents peoples of the Middle Ages: the knight, the cook, the friar,
the nun, the maiden, the merchant, the squire. This list of medieval archetypes is augmented by kings and queens,
artisans and travelers, jesters and mercenaries, from the pages of illuminated manuscripts. This chapter addresses the
how these characters have taken on new life in the fantasy genre, and especially how chivalry was conceived in the
postmedieval period through juxtaposing medieval manuscripts and later book arts (Victor Hugo’s Notre-Dame de
Paris), and film (including Monty Python and the Holy Grail).
3. A Magical Middle Ages
In the nineteenth century, as academics codified the idea of the “Middle Ages,” fairies, goblins, and wizards appear in
art and literature through the revival of folktales, lore, and handcrafts. Presents early prints, chromolithographs, and
photographs associated with the writings of the Brothers Grimm, William Morris, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson. This
chapter will also highlight J. R. R. Tolkien’s role in launching twentieth-century fantasy medievalisms.
4. Reenacting the Middle Ages
The chivalric drama of medieval tournaments became grand art forms and courtly spectacles during the postmedieval
period. Writers and artists recast and reenacted stories of real and imagined medieval rulers and heroes, such as Henry
V and King Arthur. Traces medieval fashion in theater, tableau-vivant photography, and today’s theme-park or role-
playing tourist attractions (Disneyland, Medieval Times, Renaissance Faires
5. Designing the Middle Ages for Screen
Explores medieval locations from castles to cathedrals and from forests to faraway lands, as presented in movies and
video games. Harry Potter, Girona Cathedral and Seville’s Alcázar in Game of Thrones. This chapter also addresses the
ways in which the architectural fabric of the Middle Ages inspires set design, a vision of medieval court life conditions,
costume design, and actual history informs plot. The famous Lady and the Unicorn tapestries from the Cluny Museum
in Paris receives special focus as a pervasive symbol of the Middle Ages in numerous films.
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Epilogue – A Medieval Future of the Past
Dutch historian Johan Huizinga proposed that every action and event in the Middle Ages was a type of game,
with rules, moves, and countermoves similar to the game of chess. Offers thoughts about future strategic
moves for medieval fantasy, setting the metaphorical board for a more inclusive Middle Ages that highlights the
diversity of that past.
Total Estimated Word Count: 19,000
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The Art of Cooking
Explores key themes at the intersection of art and culinary history, offering a delectable tour of
cuisine from the ancient Roman feast to the Impressionist table
Inspired by popular hands-on cooking courses designed by the author, this
book surveys the centuries-old intertwining of the visual and culinary arts in
Europe, journeying chronologically through the dining halls of history. The
author discusses how dietary tastes and cooking practices evolved in
tandem with travel, commerce, fashion, patronage, and other factors that
influenced the visual arts.
Seven chapters focus on distinct historical moments, describing key artistic
and culinary convergences and presenting authentic period recipes
carefully researched and tested for today’s kitchen. Each chapter’s menu
offers options for starters, main courses, side dishes, and desserts perfect
for art-inspired dinners and other festive gatherings. The publication also
includes a selection of diverting focus texts, distributed throughout, that
offer fascinating insights into topics such as typical table settings at royal
banquets, dietary regimes of Renaissance artists such as Pontormo and
Leonardo, early gourmet dining clubs with artist members, symbolic
meanings of particular foods as depicted in art, and beverage pairings
through the ages.
• A fascinating journey through art and culinary history offers a feast
for the eyes and the palate
• Illustrations drawn from Getty and a number of other important
international art collections feature paintings, prints, and
decorative arts
• Tasty, easy-to-follow recipes encourage readers to create the
dishes that would have fueled artists and art collectors across the
centuries
AUTHOR
Robin Trento is associate director of Art Muse Los Angeles, a community of art
historians, artists, and educators who offer private tours of museums, galleries, artist
studios, and private collections. Trento earned her BA in Italian and art history at the
University of California, Santa Barbara, after having studied at the University of
Padua (Italy). She has worked with the J. Paul Getty Museum for nearly three
decades in both the Education and Drawings Departments.
176 pages 9 x 10 in. (22.9 x 25.4 cm)
100 color illustrations
Hardcover
Spring 2022
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The Art of Cooking
1. Dining with the Gods: Imagining a Literary Dinner Party at the Villa dei Papiri
Art & culinary intersections: An imaginary ancient Roman banquet (convivium) hosted by Getty Villa’s first-century
owner, Lucius Calpernius Piso Pontefix, to celebrate the addition of Ovid’s Metamorphoses to his extensive library of
papyrus scrolls; discussion of ancient art/literature collecting; description of dining practices of wealthy Romans;
early examples of food preparation as art form; imagining a twelve-course meal, each dish dedicated to a particular
protagonist of the Metamorphoses; power of mythology on ancient life and culture seen in the vast number of art-
works produced that reflect upon these stories
Menu: Bacchus’s Spiced Wine, Minerva’s Olive Relish with Feta, Proserpina’s Mixed Green Salad, Venus’s Sea Scallops,
Europa’s Sea Urchins, Ceres’s Barley and Vegetable Porridge, Ulysses’s Lamb Chops, Diana’s Rabbit, Adonis’s Boar
Sausages, Polyphemus’s Cheesecake, Pomona’s Stewed Fruit, Baucis’s Dessert Platter
2. A Taste of Byzantium: Culinary Delights from a Magnificent Empire
Art & culinary intersections: Religious art rich in depictions of table scenes (Last Supper, Marriage at Cana, Hospitality
of Abraham) reveal exotic foods and tableware unseen in Western versions of same themes; continuation of Roman
use of fish sauce, long suspended in Western Europe; regal palaces host opulent banquets with exquisite foods/place
settings; private chefs from as far away as Persia/India hired to cook unusually sophisticated dishes to dazzle visitors.
Menu: Stuffed Grape Leaves, Yogurt Cucumber Sauce, Root Vegetable Purée, Mustard Greens, Lamb Dumplings,
Salmon with Mustard Sauce, Rice Pudding, Grape Spoon Sweets
3. A Knight’s Table: Food, Drink, and Damsels in Distress
Art & culinary intersections: Western diet expanded by crusaders’ exposure to Eastern culture via Constantinople;
new ingredients/spices introduced into Europe; books spread knowledge, culture, stories to upper classes so they
yearn to acquire what other courts have including artworks, clothing, table settings, exotic ingredients, recipes; images
of banquets in manuscripts inspire other regions to innovate, imitate; cookbooks now produced in multiple European
regions allowing dissemination of recipes, etc.
Menu: Spinach and Mint Ravioli, Lemon Sole, Rabbit in Cameline Sauce, Cooked Greens, Roasted Chickpeas, Apple
Nut Turnovers, Stewed Cherries, Gingerbread, Spiced Wine
4. From Garden to Table: Dining in the Renaissance
Art & culinary intersections: Architects inspired to create buildings with classical elements, expanding into surrounding
garden spaces as per Roman examples; ancient treatises on dietary health also studied, along with recorded recipes;
contemporary scholars believe they have surpassed the ancients in one artistic area alone, that of food preparation;
numerous cookbooks created to spread knowledge of proper food preparation for aristocratic patrons, emphasis on health
benefits and elegance of presentation.
Menu: Biancomangiare, Prosciutto and Melon, Fennel and Leeks with Saffron, Chard Ravioli, Game Hens in Lemon Pepper
Sauce, Asparagus Frittata, Herb and Flower Salad, Apple and Pear Pie, Almond Cookies
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5. A Taste for Luxury: Louis XIV and the French Culinary Arts
Art & culinary intersections: Louis XIV’s court joins food revolution, building upon Italian chefs’ inspiration, creating
innovative recipes/techniques leading to entirely French nouvelle cuisine that will reign supreme for next three
centuries; food preparation consciously elevated to art form; culinary sophistication parallels new décor
for dining spaces, more elaborate utensils, table decoration, tapestries, furniture, etc; previous era’s focus on gardens/
nature/health leads to new cooking methods complementing natural properties of ingredients.
Menu: Salad of Mixed Greens with Mustard Vinaigrette, Peas and Asparagus Soup, Chicken Bisque, Boar Sausages à
La Varenne, Monkfish in Wine and Butter Sauce, Braised Cucumbers, Spinach with Raisins and Aromatic Spices, Pear
Compote with Chantilly Cream, Pineapple Sponge Cakes
6. Power and Pageantry: The Cuisine and Culture of Eighteenth-Century Venice Art & culinary intersections:
Annual celebrations include food and art-based components unique to Venice; artists create souvenir paintings for
tourists to remind them of what they experienced in Venice; chefs create new dishes fusing imported ingredients
with local lagoon and mainland offerings, giving way to what is now known as modern Venetian cuisine.
Menu: Sole in Sweet-Sour Sauce, Rice and Peas, Stewed Squid, Venetian Liver and Onions, Polenta Casseroled
Chicken Veneto-Style, White Asparagus with Egg Sauce, Sautéed Radicchio, Venetian Carnival Crisps,
7. Impressionist Palate: The Parisian Café Fare that Fed a Movement
Art & culinary intersections: Nineteenth-century Paris established as Europe’s art and cultural capital; increased
patronage due to railroad accessibility leads to increased number of food and entertainment establishments; Parisian
cafés host artists gathering regularly to discuss new trends in art, derive inspiration from surroundings; avant-garde
artists move away from classical, academic style, preferring to depict contemporary life in a new manner; images of
café culture/patrons/food/drink abound; menu items established at that time tend to dominate French cafés even today
due to lasting popularity.
Menu: Oysters with Champagne, Paté de Fois Gras, French Onion Soup, Quiche au Frômage, Salade Niçoise, Coq au
Vin, Asparagus with Vinaigrette, Brioche with Jam, Plum Tarte, Ladyfingers
Conclusion: Ties together the themes of the book and encourages the ongoing exploration of, and appreciation for,
the visual and culinary arts as part of daily life.
Total Estimated Word Count: 33,000
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Rediscovering Black Portraiture
Re-creations of Black portraits and thoughtful discussions of the narratives of the African Diaspora that
inform them offer readers a nuanced understanding of the historical biases of the white gaze in Western art
As a singer I breathe life into characters. My photo
re-creations draw on this discipline. They are
performances…They capture a breath, or a beat, in
the action of stepping into these historic paintings. To
me, they feel like living operatic vignettes—each one
commenting on the scattered fragments or ‘cracked
heirlooms’ of the African Diaspora. It is a process of
finding the inherent lyricism within each Black figure I
encounter, whilst meditating on the past so I can
process it and begin to construct a Black narrative on
my own terms. —Peter Brathwaite, March 2020
Of the hundreds of thousands of contributions to the Getty Museum Challenge, in which participants were asked to
reimagine works of art, opera singer Peter Brathwaite’s have been among the most provocative and compelling.
Brathwaite has thoughtfully researched and restaged nearly seventy artworks featuring portraits of Black sitters. Many
of his astute re-creations have been amplified by scholars and cultural institutions such as the National Portrait Gallery,
Yale Center for British Art, National Trust, and J. Paul Getty Museum. Simultaneously sophisticated, poignant, and cheeky,
his photographs remind us that Black subjects have been portrayed in art over centuries, and that their stories demand
to be told.
This book will present approximately fifty of Brathwaite’s most intriguing and visually compelling re-creations. Introduced
by Brathwaite and framed via three accessible essays by scholars with expertise in art history, visual culture, and diaspora
studies, this eye-opening collection will offer a timely look at the complexities and challenges of building identity within the
context of the African Diaspora, and how such forces have informed Black portraiture. The book offers a fascinating glimpse
behind the scenes into Brathwaite’s creative re-creation process, from setup and choice of props to outtakes.
AUTHOR
Peter Brathwaite is a London-based baitone who studied at Newcastle University, the Royal College of Music, and Flanders
Opera Studio. He has performed to critical acclaim on international opera stages including the Royal Opera House, English
National Opera, Nederlandse Reisopera, and Opéra de Lyon. His articles have appeared in the Guardian and Independent
and he has contributed to BBC Radio 3 Next Generation Voices as well as a recently commissioned BBC series on Black
portraits that will appear during Black History Month in the UK (October 2020).
176 pages, 8 ½ x 10 in (21.6 x 25.4 cm)
142 color illustrations
Hardcover
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Rediscovering Black Portraiture
Prologue by Peter Brathwaite (2,000–2,500 words)
Act 1: Exotic Bric-a-Brac (4,000–5,000 words) – This section will include the earliest portraits, which tend to depict Black
sitters as exotic décor.
Interval: “backstage” photo essay showing how the re-creations are made (setup, props, outtakes) – ~20 photos with
short descriptive captions [ea. 50 words max.])
Act 2: Center Stage (4,000–5,000 words) – This section features portraits that trace the progression from passive
subjects to true portraits of real individuals.
Act 3: Raze and Rebuild (4,000–5,000) – This section brings us up to the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including
work by American artists, to assess the broader historical legacy of black portraiture—and how it might be reshaped.
Plates: divided among the three “acts” – 50 original artworks plus 50 re-creations (tombstone captions for originals plus
short descriptive chats [each 50 words max.] for re-creations)
Acknowledgments (500 words)
Suggested Further Reading (approx. 2,000 words, 2–3 pages)
Index of Names and Artworks
Total Estimated Word Count: 33,000
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Flesh and Bones
The Art of Anatomy
Explores the history of anatomical illustration from the Renaissance to modern times, drawing on
the rich collection of rare books and prints at the Getty Research Institute
This catalogue and its related exhibition examine anatomical drawings from
important rare books and prints that documented the development of scientific
knowledge about the body as well as the evolution of artistic presentations of
such knowledge. From the sixteenth century onward, observation rather than
textual descriptions became the basis for the study of the human body. This
material circulated not only among medical doctors and other scientists, but
also among artists who used the illustrations as references for their own
creative production.
Rather than a comprehensive survey, this book offers thematic highlights of the
engrossing history of anatomical illustration, including depictions of living
skeletons capable of motion, the use of ancient sculptures as illustrated frames
for anatomical study, the rise of interest in anatomy by artists beginning in the
sixteenth century, the eighteenth-century trend for life-size anatomical display
in prints and sculpture, and the use of overlays to depict anatomical layers. The
book concludes with a look at modern interpretations of the inner workings of
the human body in artists’ books, sketchbooks, video, and sculpture.
• At the nexus of science and art, this book offers a fascinating window
on the evolution of scientific and artistic knowledge about the human
body
• Includes largely unpublished and unexhibited works from rare books
• Appeals to a broad audience of experts in the history of science and
art, as well as to the educated general reader
AUTHOR
Monique Kornell, editor, is an independent scholar specializing in the history Exhibition opens at Getty Research
of anatomical book illustration and the study of anatomy by artists. Erin Institute at Getty Center on
Travers is a specialist in seventeenth-century anatomy and art. Thisbe February 22, 2022
Gensler is a research associate at the Getty Research Institute. Jens
Daehner is associate curator in the Antiquities Department at the Getty Villa.
240 pages, 8 X 11 in. (20.3 x 27.9 cm)
147 color and 50 b/w illustrations
Hardcover
Spring 2022
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Table of Contents
Introduction – Monique Kornell
Life after Death: Animation in Anatomical Illustration – Monique Kornell
Anatomy and the Antique – Monique Kornell
Anatomy for Artists – Monique Kornell
Restricted Access: The Body, Sex, and Reproduction in Anatomical Collections and Catalogues – Erin Travers
Life-Size Anatomy – Monique Kornell
Endless Copies – Monique Kornell
Surface Anatomy – Monique Kornell
“An appearance of reality which cheats the sense with its seeming truth”: Representing the Body in Three
Dimensions – Thisbe Gensler
Modern Views of Anatomy – Monique Kornell
Catalogue entries (57)
Appendix
Bibliography
Total estimated word count: 67,400
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Claude Cahun
A Graphic Biography
This graphic biography of photographer Cahun will illuminate their fascinating life and career as they carved
out a singular path as a nonbinary person of Jewish heritage in twentieth-century Europe
This book will explore the life and work of the French artist and writer Claude Cahun (1894–1954). Cahun’s
compelling, subversive photographs; rejection of gender norms; creative and romantic partnership with fellow
artist Marcel Moore (1892–1972); experiences with anti-Semitism; participation in the French Surrealist
movement; and resistance against the Nazis make the artist a particularly captivating biographical subject for
contemporary audiences.
Beginning with Cahun’s childhood in France, the biography will cover the entirety of Cahun’s life, with a
particular emphasis on the creative collaboration with their romantic partner, Marcel Moore, and a discussion
of the legacy of their influence today.
• The past two decades have seen a significant increase in interest in Cahun’s work, with
exhibitions at major museums in the US and Europe, a presentation of Cahun’s work by David
Bowie, and even a Cahun-inspired collection by Christian Dior.
• Written and illustrated by Kaz Rowe, who shares a similar identity to Cahun as a gender-
nonconforming Jewish lesbian, will make for a particularly sensitive and insightful
presentation.
• Written in the first person, the book will draw on Cahun’s considerable writings and feature
original illustrations by author Rowe based on Cahun and Moore’s photographs, as well as
reproducing some of Cahun’s actual photographs
AUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR
Kaz Rowe is a Los Angeles–based artist and researcher making historical and biographical comics and You
Tube Video based on lesser-known LGBTQ and Jewish artists as well as historical fiction and modern urban
fantasy stories with an emphasis on LGBTQ representation. As a nonbinary Jewish lesbian, Rowe seeks to
explore stories related to various aspects of their identity. They have written and illustrated a full-color urban
fantasy webcomic called Cunning Fire and a biographical mini-comic titled He Lives in the Echoes, about the
life of Golden Age illustrator J. C. Leyendecker and his life partner and model, Charles Beach. Rowe’s comic
“Ten Strings Too Far” was part of the PRISM Award–nominated comic anthology Group Chat (POME Press,
2018).
96 pages, 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm)
Original b/w illustrations with spot color
throughout; 12 b/w photographs
Hardcover
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Ages 15 and older
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www.getty.edu/publicationsClaude Cahun and Marcel Moore, Untitled, 1920(?)
Claude Cahun, Self Portrait as a Young Man, 1920
Claude Cahun, Untitled (Maurice Schwob),1920
Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, Untitled, 1928(?)
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Photographic
The Life of Graciela Iturbide
This graphic biography by a bestselling author-illustrator team highlights the formative events
in the career of the innovative Mexican photographer
• 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Award Winner
• 2018 Moonbeam Children's Books Gold Award winner for Comic /
Graphic Novel
• 2018 Foreword INDIES Honorable Mention, Graphic Novels & Comics
• Selected as one of NPR’s Best Books of 2018
• Included in The Horn Book’s Fanfare 2018 list
• Selected as one of YALSA’s 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
Renowned Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide was born in
Mexico in 1942, the oldest of thirteen children. When tragedy strikes
Graciela as a young mother, she turns to photography for solace and
understanding. From then on Graciela embarks on a photographic
journey that takes her throughout her native Mexico, from the Sonora
Desert to Juchitán to Frida Kahlo’s bathroom, and to the United
States, India, and beyond. On her travels Graciela discovers her own
voice as an artist.
Photographic is a symbolic, poetic, and deeply personal graphic biography of
this iconic photographer. Graciela’s journey will excite young adult readers
and budding photographers who will be inspired by her resolve, talent, and
curiosity.
AUTHOR
Isabel Quintero is a California poet and the author of the young-adult novel,
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces (Cinco Puntos Press, 2014), which won the American
Library Association’s William Morris award, honoring the best new voice in Quintero and Pena’s biography of
young-adult literature. Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide
is far more than an account of her
ILLUSTRATOR life…Eye-opening and masterfully
Zeke Peña is an artist and illustrator whose work has been shown in galleries rendered.
and museums across the United States. He has created the cover art for —Booklist “Starred Review”
many young-adult novels, including Gabi, a Girl in Pieces.
Striking black and white illustrations…A
powerful homage to the five-decade
evolution of an artist still working—and
still evolving—today.
—Horn Book Magazine “Starred Review”
96 pages, 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm)
25 duotone photographs and 67 b/w illustrations
The graphic novel honors a provocative
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life by taking a provocative form.
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“This extraordinary biography captures the poetry of Graciela Iturbide’s photography. The brilliant pairing of
Isabel Quintero’s words and Zeke Peña’s art creates a graphic novel that evokes the process and meaning of
what it is to create.
Highly recommended!” —Cathy Camper, author of Lowriders in Space
“It is a rare feat when a writer and illustrator are able to capture the creative magnitude of an iconic
photographer…[This] stunning biography…will guide readers through a compelling visionary journey. Photographic is
a worthy homage to an important and influential photographer and will stand alone as a truly creative piece of work.”
—Lilliam Rivera, award-winning author of The Education of Margot Sanchez
“Quintero and Peña have set a new standard in artist biographies. A must for teen collections.” —School Library
Journal
“The biggest question in creating a graphic novel about a photographer might be how to use the artist’s
photographs themselves, if at all. It would have been injudicious to produce a biography without Iturbide’s
memorable photos of a goat- slaughtering ritual in Mexico or her stunning portraits of Mexican natives and
landscapes. Quintero and Peña strike a good compromise, featuring many of Iturbide’s photographs as a
complement to the biography, but without being dependent on them. The result is a book that expertly
combines various aspects to become something utterly unique.” —Foreword Reviews
“[Graciela] Itrubide’s artistic vision and story are conveyed with poetry, a simple sophistication, and a dollop of bold
swagger.” –Mary McCoy, senior librarian, Los Angeles Public Library, and author of Camp So-and-So
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