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Books by C L Harrison

Rockne Krebs Photographs + Interpretations
by Carol Harrison

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ISBN: 978-1-939793-00-3  New Edition published February 2013   200 pages
Copyright © 2013 Carol Harrison.  Library of Congress Registration No. TX 7-690-454
An extraordinary and personal insight into the brilliant vision of the laser artist,
Rockne Krebs, providing an aesthetic context with vivid color photo abstractions,
B & W portraits of the Art Circles Krebs moved in, as a major "player" in the art world. 
True remembrances, fascinating art reviews, personal quotes, and a page turning
energy create a unique collage of Krebs.

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Remembrances
 
by
the state of bearing in mind; recalling or expressing friendship.
Christopher Addison, Glenn Anderson, Jay Belloli, Rob Bradfield, Carol Harrison,
William Dunlap, Clarence Greenwood, Arthur S. Krebs, III, Heather Krebs, Paul S. Krebs, Jane Livingston, Ed McGowin, Marc Palumbo, Charles Thomas Payne, James Pernotto, Bailey Rosen, Jason Sapan, Philip M. Smith, William F. Stapp, John Wise, and Louis Zona

A review of Rockne Krebs Photographs + Interpretations: 
"It is an indisputable truth that without light, there could be no life.  
This book is a stunning compendium of the works of Rockne Krebs,
an artist and pioneer in the transformation of light into ethereal
articulations of time and space.  Whether using colorful lasers or the
rainbow spectrum of natural light, the artist exploits the optical
properties of metal, glass, water and atmospheric essence to create
dynamic three-dimensional experiences.
Carol Harrison, author and photographer, does a magnificent job of
interpreting the ephemeral art of Rockne Krebs from the eye,
through the lens, and back again in this beautiful tribute. "

Rachel Strauss Small • George Washington University

Rockne Krebs and Sam Gilliam, in their U Street studios, Washington, DC, 1984.

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Photograph © Carol Harrison. Used with Permission.
"A strong philosophical influence also came from the sculptor Rockne Krebs,
with whom Gilliam shared a studio building."  
Alison Carb Sussman, 
Gale Encyclopedia of Biography: Sam Gilliam.

“Rockne's art was genius. The website and book clearly shows how brilliant an artist
he was, Inventive, and on such a scale.”  Claudia DeMonte, Artist and Sculptor
  
  M.F.A. Advisor to Carol Harrison

Rockne Krebs crystal + star ILLUMINATIONS
by Carol Harrison

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ISBN: 978-1-939793-01-0  New Edition published February 2013   60 pages
Rockne Krebs crystal + star ILLUMINATIONS 
complements Carol Harrison's book, Rockne Krebs Photographs + Interpretations,
with a gem presentation of her Definition of ILLUMINATION:  the action of illuminating
or state of being illuminated:  artistic or intellectual enlightenment.
Includes ekphrastic text by Barry Stephen Alpert and a remembrance by Kyle Krebs.
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Photographic interpretation of Krebs' "Crystal Willow" in Bethesda, MD. © Carol Harrison
I do think these are just about the most extraordinary and best photographs of a sculpture that I've ever seen. It seems like a living work, the way it is actually experienced, not like some clinical rendering, which is what most photographs of sculptures look like.
 
This is such a marvelous piece!  And your photographs of it make it look  like a wonderous multi-faceted, multi-colored jewel. 
 
You were out there Wednesday photographing it in the rain?  
  
William F. Stapp
Former Curator of Photography
The National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
November, 2011
Rockne Krebs Crystal + Willow     
Photographs by Carol Harrison
 
Photographs © Carol Harrison
Selected photographs from Carol Harrison's books, including her photographic interpretations of Krebs' sculptures, the Crystal Willow and Day Star. 


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