The Errand of the Eye: Photographs by Rose Mandel

About this book

The first publication dedicated to Rose Mandel a pioneering woman in photography introduces her remarkable if often overlooked body of work to a wider audience. Born in Poland Rose Mandel immigrated to California in 1942. A love of photography soon brought her into contact with Edward Weston and then with Ansel Adams and Minor White both of whom had a strong influence on Mandels work. Including her important sequence The Errand of the Eye this book presents the sensitivity and clarity of Mandels vision. Images from natural and man-made environments eloquent portraits and abstract landscapes convey Mandels delight in the compositions and patterns that can be found anywhere whether walking along a city street or a country path. These photographs are the result of a highly refined sense of craftsmanship and a complex understanding of psychology and abstract expressionism that caused Mandel to be described as "a painter with a camera." The first monograph on the artist this volume features an enlightening overview of Mandels life and work along with an illustrated chronology and exhibition history.