Splendor Illustration in which Olympian placidity of

in which Olympian placidity of natural elements is subversed by the fragmentation and recomposition of collage

giving her dignity

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notes and bits of everyday ephemera as well as photographs

The politicians were still everywhere

Splendor Illustration in which Olympian placidity ofIt took Courtney Allen more than half a decade, and thousands of miles of travel across a dozen states, to make the pictures that comprise her debut monograph Splendor. As the title implies, there is an undeniable sense of glory and of grandeur in the American landscape. If we can understand the capacity for beauty in any situation, it is there, she says. It is a primary and universal experience. And yet, attending the light there is always a