Letterpress 16 - Hello Muddah Hello Faddah: Andy Sweet's Summer Camp 1977 - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: The golden days of tube socks bunk beds marshmallows and first crushes: 1970s summer camp from the photographer behind Shtetl in the Sun A companion volume to Shtetl in the Sun Andy Sweet's love letter to the colorful Jewish community of late 1970s South Beach Hello Muddah Hello Faddah chronicles the summer of 1977 at Camp Mountain Lake serving up a knowing portrait of the era's fashion pop culture and frank expressions of adolescent sexuality. Set against the cherished rituals of camp life from the parade of trunks as 300 campers arrive at Mountain Lake's rural North Carolina setting to the end - of - August Dionysian frenzy of " Color War" Sweet's photos tell a classic coming - of - age story one full of awkward crushes intense friendships and the kind of deep truths that emerge over late - night campfire - toasted marshmallows. As the camp's photography instructor and one of its counselors Sweet brings an intimate familiarity to his subject capturing the rhythms of the camp's daily life through both posed compositions and spontaneous images. By turns nostalgic poignant and laugh - out - loud funny this collection includes a foreword by award - winning Miami arts journalist Brett Sokol and an introductory essay by New Yorker staff writer Naomi Fry.
Title: Hello Muddah Hello Faddah: Andy Sweet's Summer Camp 1977
Brand: Letterpress 16
Barcode: 9780989381192
Pages: 120 Pages, 109 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 5/26/2020
Category: Individual Photographers