1. "An Image of Monhegan"
by John Kleinhans Paperback - 60 pages
(Amazon.com ASIN number 096600910X)
Book Description
Monhegan Island, Maine, is one of the treasures of America's seacoast. A scant
square mile in area and lying ten miles off the mainland, Monhegan, visited by
John Cabot in 1497, has been home to a fishing and lobstering community since
the 1700's. For a hundred years, the beauty and isolation of the island has
attracted artists in large numbers. Rockwell Kent, George Bellows, Robert
Henri, Edward Hopper and three generations of Wyeths are among the painters who
have worked there. Photographer John Kleinhans has explored this island since
1984. Working with large format cameras, he creates quiet, contemplative
platinum prints. An Image of Monhegan presents a unique interpretation of
defining motifs of this magical place. A description of platinum printing is
included.
About the Author A music student as an undergraduate, John Kleinhans received a
doctorate from the Institute for Cognitive Studies at Rutgers for research in
visual perception, and taught experimental psychology for twelve years. He set
up his first darkroom in 1965. His collection of color photographs from France
were the subject of a traveling exhibition sponsored by Alliance Francaise of
New York City. He has also had exhibitions of color photography from Monhegan,
the Hudson Valley, and the British Isles. He is a designer at Woodstock
Percussion, Inc, a Vice-President of the Woodstock School of Art and former
chairman of the Woodstock Artists Association. His Monhegan photographs are
shown at the Lupine Gallery in Monhegan
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2. "An Eye for the Coast:
The Maritime and Monhegan Island Photographs of Eric Hudson"
by Eric Hudson, W.H. Bunting, Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. Paperback - 144
pages.
(Amazon.com ASIN number 0884481743)
Synopsis
Weather-beaten fish houses on the waterfront, the village homes and summer
boarding houses, the majestic cliffs of the outer island and the busy
harbor--these are the Monhegan Island scenes photographed in the late 1890s by
photographer Eric Hudson. His works, in 125 duotone photographs, are featured
in "An Eye for the Coast", with captions and text by Shettleworth and
Bunting.
3. "Time before the boat: a collection of letters about island
life"
by Alta Ashley Paperback
(Amazon.com ASIN number 0961459212) -
book is out of print but amazon.com will search out one for anyone trying to
buy it.
4. "Hark to the bell buoy's song: letters from Monhegan Island, 1976 to
1985"
by Alta Ashley Paperback
(Amazon.com ASIN number 0961459247) -
book is out of print but amazon.com will search out one for anyone trying to
buy it.
5. "The Ram of Manana (which rhymes with banana)"
by Steven Gaul Paperback - 16 pages
(Amazon.com ASIN number 1889664022)
Book Description
A children's story in rhyme. This whimsy is based on the possible visitation of
Vikings to Manana which is a small island off Monhegan Island in Maine. A large
boulder is said to have runes carved into it. Includes activity pages at the
end. About the Author Susan Bassler Pickford is a teacher and author. The story
was written after a visit to Manana.
6. "Monhegan, The Artists' Island"
by Jane Curtis, Will Curtis, Frank Lieberman, Carl Little Hardcover - 192 pages
(Amazon.com ASIN number 0892723475)
Book Description
For more than a century, America's greatest painters have been drawn to one
remote island off the midcoast of Maine: Monhegan. This magical seaswept bit of
land has been immortalized by such artistic visionaries as Rockwell Kent,
Robert Henri, George Bellows, Edward Hopper, and Andrew and Jamie Wyeth. Now,
for the first time, a book examines the mystique of Monhegan ‹ its
village, its people, its stark headlands and the sea around it ‹ and
uncovers the stories of the men and women who have been inspired here.
Profusely illustrated with some of the greatest art made on Monhegan.
7. "Fairy Houses of Monhegan Island"
by Susan B. Pickford, Jennifer Briggs Paperback - 9 pages
(Amazon.com ASIN number 1889664014)
Book Description
This children's fantasy is based on the past practice of building fairy houses
out of twigs, bark, and acorns in the woods on Monhegan Island. It is now
discouraged due to ecological concerns. Activity page at the end. About the
Author Susan Bassler Pickford is a teacher and writer. The author wrote this
story after visiting the island in 1994.
8. "A Year on Monhegan Island"
by Julia Dean, Judy Levin Hardcover - 46 pages
(Amazon.com ASIN number 0395664764)
Book Description
Photojournalist Dean chronicles the seasons on Monhegan Island, a small
community off the coast of central Maine. Beginning with late fall, she
describes how the few permanent inhabitants deal with their isolated life.
Children attend a one-room school, fishermen prepare their lobster traps, and
innkeepers ready their businesses for the next year. Winters are long and
lonely, with mail and supplies arriving by ferry from the mainland only once a
week. Spring brings fog and muddy roads as well as final preparations for the
multitude of summer visitors. By Columbus Day all the tourists (as well as some
of the merchants) have left, returning the island to its off-season quiet.
Crisp, clear photos on nearly every page show many of the island's residents at
work and play, as well as the natural beauty of Monhegan's craggy beaches and
ancient forests.
9. "Sea Horse: A Shetland Pony Comes to Monhegan"
by Harold Clifford
(Amazon.com ASIN number 0961459239) -
book is out of print but amazon.com will search out one for anyone trying to
buy it.
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