
Meatyard/Merton
Photographing Thomas Merton
Fons Vitae,US (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
42 pages
978-1-887752-50-3 (ISBN)
Description
Thirty-eight photographs by Ralph Meatyard, an important if often-overlooked American photographer, provide an intimate look at the private life of one of the most renowned and influential spiritual thinkers of the 20th century in the last two years before his death. Excerpts from Thomas Merton's own journals serve as captions to the images, offering a profound emotional context. Also included are eight previously unreleased pieces of Merton's own stunning calligraphic art, as well as essays by Roger Lipsey, an expert on Merton's art; Chris Meatyard, the photographer's son; and Stephen Reily, who discusses the close relationship between the photographer and the spiritual teacher.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Kentucky
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
38 photographs
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-887752-50-3 (9781887752503)
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Persons
Ralph Eugene Meatyard was an American photographer best known for the incorporation of dolls and masks in his work. Thomas Merton was a writer, mystic, and Trappist monk. He is best known for his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain.