< Sleeping Beauty II: Grief, Bereavement in Memorial Photography American and European Traditions by Stanley Burns & Elizabeth A. Burns. "The proprietor and curator of the Burns Archive, a large collection of early medical and 19th-century documentary photography in New York, Stanley Burns and his daughter, Elizabeth, have produced a sumptuous volume of beautifully reproduced postmortem photographs, expanding on his 1991 volume, Sleeping Beauty: Memorial Photography in America. Photographs from 15 countries, ranging from the earliest daguerreotypes to present-day color snapshots, show that since the invention of photography survivors have sought to fix their memory of deceased loved ones." - Kathleen Collins
Through my research earlier this year, I stumbled upon these volumes and I am strangely drawn to the images inside. This volume also includes a little story/description of each photograph.
< On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection by Susan Stewart
I first encountered this novel when a professor of photography, Paul Berger, visited our thesis class and recommended I read it. Honestly, I only read "the Miniature" section last time, but this time I plan on reading more because it is a very interesting look into the relationship of narratives and objects.
< Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton
A friend of mine suggested I read this novel about spending time in each division of the art world. The author argues that the art world is a "cluster of intermingling subcultures unified by the belief, whether genuine or feigned, that nothing is more important than the art itself."
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