Dimensions
192 x 248 x 11mm
A celebration of the power and beauty of women over the age of sixty-five, 'Wise Women' - a book of touching portraits by acclaimed photographer Joyce Tenneson - shows a new vision of what it means to be an elder in this new millennium.
In ancient times older women were the keepers of primal mysteries, revered for their special wisdom. Today our culture is reawakening to the power of our elders, and there is new interest in this important part of our life cycle.
For this very special book, Joyce Tenneson travelled throughout America to photograph and interview women aged sixty-five to one hundred. What she found was a revelation - women who were vital, energetic, and deeply beautiful, inside and out. Many confided in her that they had never been happier or as in touch with their inner self.
The eighty portraits in this book include women from all walks of life, from the famous, such as Sandra Day O'Connor, Julie Harris, Brooke Astor, Jessica Tandy, Lauren Bacall, and Angela Lansbury, to the familiar - our mothers and grandmothers.
