Carrara

The legendary Cava di Gioia quarry in Carrara, Italy, was the source of the luminous white marble used by Michelangelo, Bernini, Henry Moore, and other renowned sculptors. "Carrara", a volume of stunning photographs by William Wylie, reveals that the beauty of the quarry itself can be as alluring as the sculptures carved from its stone. Wylie is the first photographer to document Cava di Gioia since Ilario Besi, early in the twentieth century. For six years Wylie photographed the changing landscape of the quarry, and his images capture the intense physical scale of the site, its dramatic setting, and the character of the stonecutters, or cavatori, who have worked the quarry for generations. Wylie's astonishing photographs present a remarkable panorama carved by more than two millennia of excavation, while his images of the stonecutters are sensitive portraits of men shaped by their occupation, toughened and enlivened by their work. The photographs of Carrara bring to life the hitherto unseen splendor of a land better known for its resources than its distinctive beauty. Collectors of fine art photography and admirers of the sculptures that originated within the walls of the quarry will find much to treasure in this exquisite volume.

ISBN 1930066953   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9781930066953 (What's this?)   Pages 84 Publisher Center for American Places,US   Volumes 1 Imprint Center for American Places,US   Weight (grammes) 666 Format Hardback   Published in Chicago, IL Publication date 12 Mar 2010   Height (mm) 279 Library of Congress TR650   Width (mm) 299 DEWEY 779.9945   Academic level General

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