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001 ocn1051675953
003 OCoLC
008 190110s2019 ilua b 000 0deng c
020 9780226391373|q(cloth : alk. paper)
020 022639137X
020 |z9780226391403 (ebook)
041 eng
082 00 179/.30973|223
092 0 179|bengelska
100 1 Leshko, Isa,|d1971-|4author,|4photographer
245 10 Allowed to grow old :|bportraits of elderly animals from
farm sanctuaries /|cIsa Leshko ; photographs by Isa Leshko
; foreword by Sy Montgomery ; essays by Gene Baur and Anne
Wilkes Tucker
264 1 Chicago :|bThe University of Chicago Press,|c2019
300 xiii, 127 pages :|billustrations ;|c27 cm
336 text|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|2rdamedia
338 volume|2rdacarrier
504 Includes bibliographical references
505 0 Animal stories / by Isa Leshko -- What farm sanctuaries
teach us / by Gene Baur -- Empathy that became advocacy /
by Anne Wilkes Tucker
520 There's nothing quite like a relationship with an aged pet
-a dog or cat who has been at our side for years, forming
an ineffable bond. Pampered pets, however, are a rarity
among animals who have been domesticated. Farm animals,
for example, are usually slaughtered before their first
birthday. We never stop to think about it, but the typical
images we see of cows, chickens, pigs, and the like are of
young animals. What would we see if they were allowed to
grow old? Isa Leshko shows us, brilliantly, with this
collection of portraits. To create these portraits, she
spent hours with her subjects, gaining their trust and
putting them at ease. The resulting images reveal the
unique personality of each animal. It's impossible to look
away from the animals in these images as they
unforgettably meet our gaze, simultaneously calm and
challenging. In these photographs we see the cumulative
effects of the hardships of industrialized farm life, but
also the healing that time can bring, and the dignity that
can emerge when farm animals are allowed to age on their
own terms. Each portrait is accompanied by a brief
biographical note about its subject, and the book is
rounded out with essays that explore the history of animal
photography, the place of beauty in activist art, and much
more. Open this book to any page. Meet Teresa, a thirteen-
year-old Yorkshire Pig, or Melvin, an eleven-year-old
Angora Goat, or Tom, a seven-year-old Broad Breasted White
Turkey. You'll never forget them. -- Provided by publisher
650 0 Domestic animals|vPictorial works
650 0 Animal sanctuaries|zUnited States
650 0 Domestic animals|zUnited States|vBiography
650 7 Animal rights.|2fast
650 7 Animal sanctuaries.|2fast
650 7 Domestic animals.|2fast
650 7 Djurrätt|2sao
651 4 Förenta staterna
651 7 United States
653 USA
655 7 Biography.|2fast
655 7 Pictorial works.|2fast
655 7 Biografi|2sao
655 7 Bildverk|2sao
700 1 Montgomery, Sy,|4writer of foreword
700 1 Baur, Gene,|4author
700 1 Tucker, Anne,|4author
907 00 190613
