Description
A bedtime story has carried many a youngster off to sleep, safe and warmly tucked under the covers. These stories are read from books or are oral tales made up or recalled at the telling. It has been suggested that bedtime stories for children foster a deep love of reading but can also be kindling for stretching an imagination. Often the tales read begin with the phrase “once upon a time.”
For the purpose of this exhibition, we asked photographers to submit photographs that inspire tall tales. Additionally, we called on writers to spin stories real or fabricated but roused from a photograph in this Once Upon a Time exhibition. We will hold an event where the stories will be read and photographs will be displayed celebrating the power of word and image.
The Exhibitors for Once Upon a Time: Photographs That Inspire Tall Tales are:
Mary Aiu, Jan Arrigo, Joan Barker, Carson Barnes, Andrea Birnbaum, Meg Birnbaum, Lora Brody, Sally Chapman, Diana Cheren Nygren, Jaina Cipriano, Cheryl Clegg, Ashley Craig, L. Aviva Diamond, Suzette Dushi, Steven Edson, Diane Fenster, Kev Filmore, Alexa Frangos, William Franson, Carole Glauber, Nadide Goksun, Elizabeth Greenberg, Marcia Guggenheim, Sarah Hadley, Maureen Haldeman, Julie Hamel, Joan Haseltine, Sandy Hill, Mark Indig, Carol Isaak, Leslie Jean-Bart, Diana Nicholette Jeon, Marcy Juran, Asia Kepka, Karen Klinedinst, Anne Kornfeld, Teresa Kruszewski, Anna Litvak-Hinenzon, Marcia Lloyd, Joni Lohr, Bruce Magnuson, George McClintock, Yvette Meltzer, Ralph Mercer, Judith Montminy, Charlotte Niel, Steven Parisi-Gentile, Ave Pildas, Russ Rowland, Ellen Royalty, Lisa Ryan, Nathalie Seaver, Sarah Silks, Felice Simon, Elin O’Hara Slavick, Zachary P. Stephens, Vicky Stromee, Stefanie Timmermann, Leanne Trivett, Vicki Whicker, Suzanne Williamson, Dianne Yudelson, Nina Weinberg Doran, Joanne Zeis, Mike Zeis and Charlyn Zlotnik
Title: Once Upon a Time: Photographs That Inspire Tall Tales
Artist: Various
Publisher: Griffin Museum
Date of publication: 2021
Dimensions: 8″x10″
Number of pages: 138
Price $40
