Photographic memory : William Henry Jackson and the American West : a graphic biography by his great-grandson
Publication Information
New York : Abrams Comicarts, [2025]
Physical Description
268 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : chiefly illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Summary
"Legendary cartoonist Bill Griffith brings a personal touch to this illustrated history of his great-grandfather, William Henry Jackson--a pioneering photographer of the American West whose work led to Yellowstone becoming the first National Park and was a major influence on Ansel Adams. In his new graphic biography, legendary cartoonist Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead, tells the story of his namesake and great-grandfather, William Henry Jackson, who was one of the first photographers of the American West. Jackson's photography spurred Americans to move westward, inspiring photographers such as Ansel Adams, and playing a role in the creation of our national parks, including Yellowstone. Using his unique approach to graphic novel biography, which Kirkus hails as setting a "standard" for the medium, Griffith explores every aspect of his great-grandfather's life and legacy, which he pulls from family letters, diaries, and anecdotes, primary sources, and the archives of the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress, as well as from the more than 25 books written about Jackson and his work."-- Publisher's description.
Notes
Includes plates of William Henry Jackson photographs at the end of the book.
Maps on endpapers.
Contents
- Prologue
- Early days
- Go west
- The first people
- On assignment
- Yellowstone
- Emile
- Mesa Verde
- Back in business
- Family man
- Have camera, will travel
- The father of American picture postcard
- Over the range
- Photographs by William Henry Jackson.