American Dreams by Ian Brown

American Dreams by Ian Brown

A powerful, moving photography collection of Americans from all walks of life paired with their handwritten statements about their American dreams.

In the lead-up to the 2008 presidential election, Canadian photographer Ian Brown, fascinated by the idea of the American dream, set out to photograph Americans and document what it meant to them. Brown traveled across the country in an old truck and began knocking on people's doors; meeting them at town halls, diners, and factories; and approaching them on main streets in small towns. In addition to shooting people's portraits, he asked them to write down--on a piece of paper, in their own handwriting--whatever their American dream was or what it meant to them. Their dreams offer a look at fascinating cross-section of identity that makes up the American experience--from the woman in an impoverished town who just wants running water and the pastor who wants to see her community become free of violence, to the young couple who bought a home with the hopes of starting a family and the young woman who dreams of becoming a journalist.

Twelve years, eighty thousand miles, fifty states, and more than three hundred portraits later, American Dreams is a culmination of this incredible project, featuring 175 portraits of people of all backgrounds paired with their handwritten American dreams. Beautifully packaged, and inclusive of a multitude of ages, races, identities, classes, religions, and ideologies, American Dreams is a poignant, defining look at American life and identity during one of the most important moments in our history.

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ISBN 13	9781984858290
ISBN 10	1984858297
Title	American Dreams
Author	Ian Brown
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2020-08-25
Number of pages	368
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.