{"product_id":"art-work-on-the-creative-life","title":"Art Work: On the Creative Life","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Filled with wisdom, energy and immense hope for what can still be made from a life well lived.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Profane, literary, adventuresome.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Mann is a clear-eyed, self-deprecating guide, framing her many mistakes as part of a lifelong creative practice. In the process, she reminds readers that there's nothing static about still photography. This entertains as much as it enlightens.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Candid, kickass, and wise . . . As she recounts crucial moments of serendipity and misery, mistakes and breakthroughs with verve, precision, rueful self-critiques, and spirited insights, Mann is galvanic, funny, and profound.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOKLIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It is laugh-out-loud funny. It's irreverent. And it's refreshingly practical as she guides the reader through her experience and process of being an artist.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE CULTURE SHOW PODCAST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"If it's possible to learn fearlessness--or cussedness or dust-yourself-offedness or stick-to-itiveness--Sally Mann is the one who could teach it to you. Sally Mann may be the \n\u003ci\u003eonly\u003c\/i\u003e one who could teach it to you. This book will make you brave.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARGARET RENKL, bestselling author of The Comfort of Crows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I love this book. It's not just about art--if anyone's asking me--it's about being a human. And it is really wise about that business.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES REBANKS, bestselling author of The Shepherd's Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In this erudite, frank, and funny book, Mann gives us wonderful new insights into her photography and her life as an artist. Full of inspiration and sage advice, it should be required reading for young artists setting out to work in any medium.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAMOR TOWLES, bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and The Lincoln Highway\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSally Mann\u003c\/b\u003e is a Guggenheim Fellow and three-time recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. She was named \"America's Best Photographer\" by \n\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e in 2001. In 2021, she received the Prix Pictet and was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame. She has been the subject of two documentaries: \n\u003ci\u003eBlood Ties\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), which was nominated for an Academy Award, and \n\u003ci\u003eWhat Remains \u003c\/i\u003e(2006), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Emmy for Best Documentary. Mann's \n\u003ci\u003eHold Still: A Memoir with Photographs\u003c\/i\u003e (Little, Brown, 2015) received universal critical acclaim, was a finalist for the National Book Award, and won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. 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