Michigan's Heritage Barns | 
| Creator: Mary Keithan
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1143610
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0870135201
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.4
EAN: 9780870135200
ASIN: 0870135201
Publication Date: January 2000
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Book Description
During her time as an art student in New York City, Mary Keithan never imagined that one day she would drive the state of Michigan's labyrinthine back roads in search of architectural subjects for her photographs. But, in 1990, shortly after acquiring an 8" x 10" view camera, she began just such an odyssey. In the process she captured on film and preserved images of the rural landscape's most endangered visual treasures, its aging, historic barns. Many of her "subjects" are in poor condition; many no longer stand. And while we might expect a photographic series on aging barns to be a sad chronicle of America's rural decline, instead Keithan gives us a visual story of endurance and perseverance, of a way of life that in our modern times continues to thrive. What Keithan has captured with her camera and presented in Michigan's Heritage Barns is enriched with her own narrative, often including interesting histories from the barn owners themselves. Photographs from most of Michigan's eighty counties are included to create a collection that celebrates Michigan's rural heritage as no other does."
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 Great Photos! September 28, 2000
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book has great photos but I was expecting more information about the people who built the different styles of barns. The background information is really missing in this book.
 Outstanding photographic history/survey of Michigan's barns. April 4, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In 1990 the author purchased a camera and began a trip across Michigan's back roads in search of old barns to photography: this is the culmination of her journey, adding historic notes which will prove particularly interesting to residents of Michigan as well as those studying old structures. The black and white images have themselves become history: many of these old barns no longer stand.
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