Winged Victory

Altered Images : Transcending Breast Cancer

Author: Art Myers
Secondary Author: Maria Marrocchino
ISBN: 9781889169002

35 black & white & color inspirational photographs of women, seminude, after breast cancer surgery. Some women are accompanied by their partners. This book has been hailed by breast cancer support organizations, national women's magazines & doctors as a valuable tool in healing the psychological wounds that befall women & their partners following breast cancer surgery. Author/physician David Spiegel notes,"The women in these photos...are redefining their beauty: breasts missing, reconstructed, they present their bodies & themselves with humor, sadness, vulnerability, & honesty." A noted television personality states on an ABC affiliate, "This is a powerful collection of photos...pictures exposing more of the heart & soul than the body." The photographic community has awarded national recognition to the physician/photographer for this project & exhibitions of the original work have been seen across the country. A creator of a major photographic museum notes on reviewing the photographs,

Publisher: Photographic Gallery of Fine Art Books
Publish Date: 1996

Subjects: Health & Fitness / Diseases / Cancer, Photography / Subjects & Themes / Portraits

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Breast Cancer)