Gods of Earth and Heaven OOP

Gods of Earth and Heaven OOPText by Gus Blaisdale and John Yau This is the second volume of Witkin's drawings and photographs published by Twelvetrees Press. It includes work selected from a ten year period, all of which is reproduced in color to capture the rich and subtle tones of Witkin's photographs. The subject matter is as controversial as ever: cadavers, transsexuals, and animals are carefully arranged to create a mythology that could originate only in the mind of this

68 four-color plates

The autobiographical text tells his family's history

lust and longing

reality from fantasy

" — Eugenia Parry

perhaps to make the medium more his own and less that of his esteemed predecessor

inspired by a more innocent era

idyllic environs

In 2001 the National Gallery in Washington opened an exhibition celebrating the prints of Gemini GEL and Sidney Felsen's portraits of the artists at work

ranging from stark studio shots of celebrities to environmental portraits of children

" — Robert ParkeHarrison

and collector's portraits were widely commissioned in France