{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-genius-the-brooklyn-bridge-and-its-creators-hardcover","title":"In the Shadow of Genius: The Brooklyn Bridge and Its Creators - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara G. Mensch\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Gift Book for the Discerning New Yorker by\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Shadow of Genius is the newest book by photographer and author Barbara Mensch. The author combines her striking photographs with a powerful first-person narrative. She takes the reader on a unique journey by recalling her experiences living alongside the bridge for more than 30 years, and then by tracing her own curious path to understand the brilliant minds and remarkable lives of those who built it: John, Washington, and Emily Roebling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of Mensch's photographs were inspired by her visits to the Roebling archives housed at Rutgers University, where she pieced together through notebooks, diaries, letters, and drawings the seminal locations and events that affected their lives. Following in their footsteps, Mensch traveled to M hlhausen, Germany, the birthplace of John Roebling; to Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, where Roebling established a utopian community in 1831; to Roebling aqueducts and bridges in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York; and to the Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where Washington Roebling, the son of the famous engineer, valiantly served as a Union soldier. The book begins and ends with Mensch's unique photographs of the Brooklyn Bridge, including never-before-seen images captured deep within the structure. The book creatively fuses contemporary photography with the historical record, giving the reader a new perspective on contemplating the masterwork. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFernanda Perrone, Curator of Special Collections and the Roebling Family Archive at Rutgers University, has contributed a Foreword.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Genius\u003c\/i\u003e is the newest book by photographer and author Barbara Mensch. The author combines her striking photographs with a powerful first-person narrative. She takes the reader on a unique journey by recalling her experiences living alongside the bridge for more than 30 years, and then by tracing her own curious path to understand the brilliant minds and remarkable lives of those who built it: John, Washington, and Emily Roebling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of Mensch's photographs were inspired by her visits to the Roebling archives housed at Rutgers University, where she pieced together through notebooks, diaries, letters, and drawings the seminal locations and events that affected their lives. Following in their footsteps, Mensch traveled to Mühlhausen, Germany, the birthplace of John Roebling; to Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, where Roebling established a utopian community in 1831; to Roebling aqueducts and bridges in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York; and to the Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where Washington Roebling, the son of the famous engineer, valiantly served as a Union soldier. The book begins and ends with Mensch's unique photographs of the Brooklyn Bridge, including never-before-seen images captured deep within the structure. The book creatively fuses contemporary photography with the historical record, giving the reader a new perspective on contemplating the masterwork. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFernanda Perrone, Curator of Special Collections and the Roebling Family Archive at Rutgers University, has contributed a Foreword.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Barbara Mensch's Work \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe charm of this book, its foremost value, is that it proceeds from the viewpoint of a superb visual artist who uses this particular structure and cityscape, the Brooklyn Bridge, as her muse. It is this personal encounter with the physical sites of her protagonists that makes the book so\u003cbr\u003eunusual. As well, her exploration of the inner chambers of the bridge is novel and thrilling.--Phillip Lopate \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarbara Mensch's photographs . . . are like images from another era, rediscovered documents rom the time of Stieglitz and Strand.\"--\u003ci\u003ePhotograph Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What is clear is the tremendous research undertaken to bring this project into print.\"--Net Galley \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As Mont St. Victoire was for Cezanne, the bridge has been a constant in her life and art.\"--Bonnie Yochelson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"From her top-floor studio in a warehouse abutting the Brooklyn Bridge, Ms. Mensch has, since the late '70s, snapped the waterfront in all its grit and glory.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Her photographs have real 'staying power' like a true 'Mensch'\"--Bruce Davidson, photographer\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara G. Mensch has had numerous exhibitions of her photographic work. Her images are represented in some of New York City's most prestigious galleries, and her work is included in important collections, including those of MoMA, the Museum of the City of New York, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Fundacion Televisa of Mexico City, the Bibliothèque Nationale, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 11.1 x 8.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757922681120,"sku":"9780823280452","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/02d7e9da3cac966ae64501682ca4924f.webp?v=1780114656","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-genius-the-brooklyn-bridge-and-its-creators-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}