Graciela's journey will excite young adults and budding photographers, who will be inspired by her resolve, talent, and curiosity. Photographic is a symbolic, poetic, and deeply personal graphic biography of this iconic photographer. Isabel is the author of Gabi, A Girl in Pieces, which received the Morris Award, the Ugly Cat & Pablo chapter book series, and was commissioned to write Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide, which was awarded the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. When tragedy strikes Graciela as a young mother, she turns to photography for solace and understanding.įrom then on Graciela embarks on a photographic journey that takes her throughout her native Mexico, from the Sonora Desert to Juchitán to Frida Kahlo's bathroom, and then to the United States, India, and beyond. So when I saw that Isabel Quintero and Zeke Pea had created a graphic novel based on the life of Graciela Iturbide I immediately ordered a copy from our local bookstore I’m so glad I purchased this book - it’s beautifully written and illustrated, a combination of words that are poetry, gorgeously drawn images, and actual photos taken by. Renowned Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide was born in Mexico City in 1942, the oldest of thirteen children. The kaleidoscopic narrative offers deep insight into the path of a young photographer from an early tragedy to great fame. Comics, Manga & Graphic Novels Buy now with 1-Click Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide Kindle Edition by Isabel Quintero (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 81 ratings Kindle 17.09 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 17.99 39 Used from 2.80 30 New from 13. This young adult graphic biography follows the life of one of Mexico's greatest living photographers, Graciela Iturbide, as she makes her way from Mexico City to the Sonoran Desert, Los Angeles, India, and beyond.
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