Time Wearing Out Memory: Schoharie County

by Susan Daley, Susan Daley

These elegant and evocative photographs portray the oldest continuously farmed county in New York as it was and and as it is today. Abandoned countryside and discarded buildings stand as silent memorials to the once-prosperous farming community of Schoharie County, New York. With an unique eye for the aesthetics of age, acclaimed photographers Steve Gross and Susan Daley honor this beautiful, troubled landscape in a collection of more than one hundred black-and-white photographs. Their work honors a legacy both precarious and perpetual, dotted with crumbling houses and barns, fallow fields and overrun woods.Novelist Jeffrey Lent writes, "In an America that often seems confused and uncertain of its future at this period in our history, Steve Gross and Susan Daley offer something quietly optimistic―the idea that we can, if we push through the dense covering foliage, arrive again at heightened expectations of ourselves. 104 duotone photographs

Genres: Photography

128 pages, Hardcover

First published May 26, 2008

Reviews

[Yapha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stunning photographs capturing moments frozen in time.

[Kevin Demel · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good book for looking at old buildings in the country. Just an enjoyable book to read.

[Kelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful photographs though I'm more interested in the interior shots than exterior - the book was mostly (all but 2) exterior shots, still beautiful and moving however.

[Gabrielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love, love, LOVED this. Beautiful images, and perfect for a Historic Preservation student like me!