Ireland Ever: The Photographs of Jill Freedman | 
 enlarge | Authors: Frank Mccourt, Malachy Mccourt
Creator: Jill Freedman
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 835542
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 10.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0810943409
Dewey Decimal Number: 941.708240222
EAN: 9780810943407
ASIN: 0810943409
Publication Date: November 9, 2004
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Product Description
In describing his beloved land, the late Irish short story writer Sean O'Faolain wrote: "There is some alchemy of climate in Ireland that bedews the countryside with an unmistakable personality: it is in the softness of color, the mobility of the light, the gentleness with which sound caresses the ear." In this heartwarming photographic portrait, award-winning photographer Jill Freedman captures that softness, mobility, and gentleness in the Irish landscape and in the character of its people.
With texts by best-selling Irish American authors Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes) and Malachy McCourt (A Monk Swimming), Ireland Ever commemorates the traditional life of Ireland in bygone days, just as the modern world began to creep up on it. Freedman celebrates the beauty of the land, the warmth of her people, the simplicity of the old ways, the humor and conviviality, the sharp wit and black moods, and the kindness of the "old country." Beautifully designed and produced, this elegant gift book is a love poem to that wild and passionate beauty that is Ireland ever. AUTHOR BIO: Jill Freedman is a highly respected documentary photographer whose award-winning work is included in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art, the International Center of Photography, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Bibliothèque Nationale. She lives in East Hampton, New York.
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 another badly designed photo book August 21, 2008
This book has many wonderful photographs taken over a long time ,although there are no dates(why?)Especially the animal photographs rise often to be very memorable indeed.Pictures of musicans are a delight.There also a few clunkers the editor should have advised against including here.It seems that the whole approach to designing book was more as a travel book that evokes the atmosphere of the emerald isle,which it does very much so,but as a book of work by an artist it hasnt been served well by designers.The reproductions are washed out making it seem like a book from the fifties,the layout is really a hodge-podge .The worst offense is printing the strongest pictures across the gutter making them automatically weaker and annoying to look at in their entirety.The book is square and most of the photos are in the long format ,weird!Much money was surely spend on the cover but the green band with title is unreadable as is the the picture behind it.Still many photos survive this ill treatment and deserve to be seen and enjoyed.I wish that some other time this fine photographer will get a better representation of her work.
Ireland Ever May 13, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I first saw this book at my daughter's house. She lived in Ireland for years and I traveled there to visit. This book is unique in that it captures unstaged views of Irish life. The photos presnt activities I have obvserved but not recorded. The photos set-forth ungarded moments in many different aspects of the society. The photos present the intereactions and actions of people that portrays the lives they live in the countryside and the cities. It is a most ungaurded and sensative portayal of a unique society.
Ireland, beautiful and human November 13, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a great fan of Frank McCourt, he has lit the fire in me to read again. Although his contribution to this book is little more than a foreword, it is Ireland through his eyes, and through the eyes of the people who adore it.
The images are amazing, from the quiet fields to the pubs, it shows Ireland in all it's lush culture. It is a book that photographers can admire, and people of Irish descent can hold close to their hearts. Although it is expensive (its only downfall), it is more than worth buying, to sit on a coffee table. Where it will never gather dust, because you will always crack it open to see a favorite picture.
 The Old Country as seen through Jill Freedman's poetic lense May 18, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had never heard of Jill Freedman before I bought this book, but I'm glad I did. She captures a world that is part fun, part sad, and all authentic. From scenes of children to musicians to pint drinkers, the black and white photography is key to viewing a world that is endearing to so many. Although I love Frank McCourt and felt he wrote a very nice introduction, I couldn't help but notice the dig he attempted towards the Catholic Church, still a vital component of life in Ireland. However, this book is wonderful, and I recommend it to anyone who is a Freedman or Ireland fan.
Beautiful, Poetic Images of Ireland from Jill Freedman February 12, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Gutsy acclaimed documentary photographer Jill Freedman is probably best known for her splendid documentary photographs of New York City police officers and civil rights demonstrations in Washington, DC. So it may surprise people who are unfamiliar with her work that she is also a superb documentary photographer of the Irish people and landscape. Her images show much empathy for both the people and landscape of Ireland, capturing both the honesty of its inhabitants and the beauty of its rural countryside. This book is a collection of the best images of her Irish oeuvre, accompanied by text written by the brothers McCourt, old friends of hers from their days at the Lion's Head, a famous, now departed, Greenwich Village, New York City tavern frequented by many distinguished Irish and Irish-American writers and musicians.
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