Tir A'Mhurain - The Outer Hebrides of Scotland
Title: Tir A'Mhurain - The Outer Hebrides of Scotland
Author: Paul Strand. Commentary by Basil Davidson. Preface by Catherine Duncan
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd, Edinburgh
Date: 2016ISBN: 9781780274232
Hardback. 128pp. 128 B/w reproductions of Strand's Photographs
Synopsis
Renowned American modern realist photographer Paul Strand (1890-1976) visited South Uist in the Outer Hebrides in 1954 and his visit resulted in this book Tir a'Mhurain('the land of bent grass’) .
As a realist history played an important part in Strand’s narrative and this collection of images evoke the natural and cultural forces that shaped the island communities of the Outer Hebrides.
"Tir a’Mhurain is an account of Gaelic culture and a defence of a way of life that Strand valued and respected. Along with studies of fishermen, families, schoolchildren and farmers, images of houses and possessions reveal a compelling beauty in the everyday. The elements that characterise the islands, both past and present, are subtly combined in many of the portraits."
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