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Reaching for the Light: the Chicago Blues photography of Susan Greenberg; introduction by Sterling D. Plump, Emeritus Professor of English and African Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago; forward by Dr. Stephen O Harrow, Professor University of Hawai i; edited by Adam Holtzman, book design by Al Cout; published by the Susan Greenberg Living Trust, 2007. This book was published shortly after Susan Greenberg s death in 2007, a victim of lymphoma at age 44. Pasted inside the front cover is the following initialled note from her family March 2008: Dear family and friends, It is with a mixture of sorrow and pleasure that we send you this book Reaching for the Light a collection of Susan s photographs. These 53 photographs represent just a small percentage of several thousand photographs that Susan took between 1992 and 1998 in Chicago. Susan had a single-minded devotion to the project of documenting blues musicians. She left behind a body of work which captures and celebrates the essence of Chicago Blues. We know that Susan would be pleased with this collection, and hope that you enjoy it as well. Aubrey, Judy, Jessica, Georgia (Susan s parents and two sisters). Susan left behind her life partner Lurrie Bell, blues performer, and daughter, Aria. From a quote on the back of the dust jacket Susan Greenberg s photographs capture the raw, passionate essence of blues performance and the joyous effect that the music has on its listeners. They are full of emotional depth, and each viewing brings new insight into this quintessentially American music and those who create it - Bruce Iglauer, President and Founder, Alligator Records. From the introduction Between 1991 and 2001, Greenberg photographed some 291 blues singers and musicians. Susan was able to know post-Chess recording artists: Magic Slim, Buddy Guy, Luther Allison, Willie Kent, Billie Branch, Lurrie Bell and Deitra Farr; therefore, her work links generations of blues singers. Yet there is something far more distinguishing in Greenberg s photography, something that sheer technical dexterity cannot measure. This is so because part of Greenberg s quest her reach for the light is her sojourn into the people and culture of blues. I would surmise that Susan intuitively knew that if blues music is her true subject, then she had to know the culture and the people who spawned it. Susan Greenberg s supreme legacy in art resides in the indelible impressions of blues singers and musicians in their acts of blues making. This is significant because Susan had to gain access to a culture and a people that no mere passport of courtesy could guarantee. Susan s commitment to, love for, and rare eye to capture the blues leads one to the conclusion that she interacted with blues, blues singers and musicians and blues people with such a passion and dedication that she has in fact, affected an adoption. This large format book, pages measuring 10.5 X 12.5 is in fine condition in a fine dust jacket. This book is extremely rare, published for family and friends, and is incredibly insightful into the Chicago Blues scene in the late twentieth century. N° de ref. del artículo 2379
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