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A Prairie State of Mind

A bold photographic study of the heartland's landscape, and our place in it's great vastness.  "Larry Kanfer's photographs capture things we all deepy feel but find hard to describe.  Anyone who loves Illinois of the Midwest will appreciate his passion and the beauty of his images," (Jim Edgar, former Governor of IL).  Each image, on it's own is breathtaking, and as a collection, it takes you through seasons and moods of our Prairiescape.   A must-have for every home in the American Midwest, and perfect gift book for friends and family who have moved away, and visitors.  126 pages. Soft cover copy. 

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Illini Loyalty: The University of Illinois

Through the eyes of an artist attuned to the details of place and space, acclaimed photographer and alum Larry Kanfer reveals the familiar vistas and landmarks that make the University of Illinois a memorable place. Accompanying text by Alaina Kanfer guides readers through the campus scenes. Over 200 color photographs grace 128 pages in this softcover collection. 

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Chicagoscapes

Embrace the grit & glamour of the Windy City with Chicagoscapes, by photographic artist Larry Kanfer.   Opening Chicagoscapes propels the reader into the breathtaking grandeur and warm humanity of one of the world's great cities, a metropolis both lavish with its pleasures and as hard as weathered steel.  From the deep blues of Lake Michigan to imposing winter cityscapes, from awe-inspiring skyscrapers to corner hot dog joints, and from the lakefront chess obsessives to Maxwell Street's indefatigable vendors, Larry Kanfer brings the mesmerizing sensibility acclaimed in his collections Prairiescapes and On Firm Ground to illuminate the subtleties of mood and forces of nature that make Chicago a city unlike any other. Hardcover. 128 pages.

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Barns of Illinois

WIth this magnificent new collection photographic artist Larry Kanfer celebrates the emotional connection we have to barns across the Prairie State.  Published by the University of Illinois Press, this soft bound collection portrays 116 evocative color photographs of barns in all stages of their existence. With engaging prose, Alaina Kanfer recounts the histories of many of the barns featured, revealing each barn's unique character and tracing its distinctive imprint on the land and on people's lives.  

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On Second Glance Book by Larry Kanfer

Photographic artist Larry Kanfer turns his eye to a broader region of the midwest, boldly showcasing the beauty of the heartland in his second published collection of Prairiescapes images.  Hard cover photographic book, 96 pages, published by the University of Illinois Press (1992).  

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On This Island: Long Island Book by Larry Kanfer

Hard cover photographic book with 98 full color images published by Viking Studio Books (1990). National Public Radio described Kanfer's landscapes as "breathtaking in their amazing grace." From the foreward by Bill Henderson, "these photographs are a revelation of what beauty we can still discover around us, and save, if only we look, and try."  

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SOLD OUT! On Firm Ground

SOLD OUT! This collection of Midwestern images by Larry Kanfer, published by the University of Illinois Press (2001). This softcover collection portrays 114 "scenes of breathtaking grandeur with the sensitivity of Ansel Adams" according to ARTnews. And Midwest Living suggests that On Firm Ground "should make transplanted Midwesterners ache with homesickness while those of us who are still here can credit ourselves with the good sense to live in a region filled with such understated beauty." You'll fall in love with Larry Kanfer's vision of the American heartland all over again.  Great gift - easy to pack in suitcases!

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SOLD OUT Prairiescapes Book by Larry Kanfer ** Special Release ** FINAL COUNTDOWN - Signed & Numbered

Sold out! The book that put the beauty of the heartland in the national eye, this is Larry Kanfer's first published collection of Midwestern images (1987). If you have this book, take good care of it.  The first Larry Kanfer book, Prairiescapes, released in 7 printings from the University of Illinois Press is a classic  - we have the FINAL 70 copies.  Each will be personally signed and numbered by Larry Kanfer.  Order your collectors copies while they last -  SOLD OUT!

 

 

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