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New York Water Towers
Ronnie Farley
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Pages: 104 | Hardcover
Images: 39 color, 41 b&w
Size: 6 in x 8 in
ISBN: 9780989885645
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For over two decades, photographer Ronnie Farley has documented these “wooden-steins-on-stilts” in an effort to inspire “a more visceral approach to water”. Farley’s exquisite use of natural light and composition draws attention to these profoundly simple barrels, whose century-old design and construction paved the way for the city’s vertical expansion, and remain the standard method of residential and commercial storage for New York City’s water supply.
The beauty of these water towers may be in their construction, but their truth and unequivocal import is in their function. In a city teeming with life and activity, these silent sentries are the umbilical cord to our survival. They contain the panacea of all life—the very essence of our being. The sine qua non of all there is and all there ever will be. When viewed through the lens of our spirit, these cedar barrels are the hermetic vessels that possess the key element to who we are.
– Ronnie Farley
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Ronnie Farley is an award-winning American photographer whose work ranges from portraiture to pictorial storytelling. Farley’s previous books include; Women of the Native Struggle: Portrait and Testimonies of Native American Women (Crown), Cowgirls: Contemporary Portraits of the American West (Crown/ Thunder’s Mouth Press), and Diary of a Pedestrian: A New York Photo Memoir (Third Eye Press).
Ronnie Farley’s work has been shown both nationally and internationally, and has been critically acclaimed by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Huffington Post. Farley’s work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of the City of New York, The National Museum of the American Indian, New York, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, Cleveland, The Nicolaysen Museum, Casper, Wyoming, and the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, Fort Worth Texas. Farley’s photographs have appeared in Rolling Stone, USA Today, Sierra Magazine, Western Horseman and The Sunday Times of London. In addition to her own photography, Farley’s career includes working for the Associated Press over a span of twenty years, from photographer to photo librarian and national photo editor.
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Studio 360: Rooftop Giants: New York Water Towers
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New York Times: Obsessions, From Street Food to Rooftops
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