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Children of the Western Woods

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"We are Gglimmins!"

The Book: A story in 250 words and 60 photographs introducing and defining the Gglimmins.

Gglimmins: woods-children in search of themselves, spirited rascals looking up. The definition evolves with the book. At first a Gglimmin is a boy who can cross his eyes. Soon it’s the demon of personality in all children.

Author/photographer: Elihu Blotnick’s photographs have appeared in Esquire, Life, Harper’s & Camera. The New York Times wrote about his first book of photos and poems (SALTWATER FLATS, BBM Associates, 1975): “Powerful and very personal images of contemporary America.” His work has been exhibited at the Stedelijk (the museum of modern art in Amsterdam), the photokina in Cologne, the Oakland Museum, the UC Graduate School of Journalism, and at the Ansel Adams Center. He has imagery in special collections at the Library of Congress and the California Historical Society.

Author’s Statement: "In ten years of photographing the children of California, I’ve succeeded in at least one classic set of photographs: a sequence at a two-room school of the children posing freely for their end-of-the-year picture. It’s been taken as a metaphor for both the disintegration of civilization and joyous release. The photographs have been widely published and exhibited. Now, visiting similar environments, I’ve tried to create a clearly positive statement by photographing the children in all their pride, undaunted, before the rules of posing overwhelm more natural postures.The original title of this effort was LOOKING UP. The tilt of the children makes the viewer feel ten feet tall. That seemed enough. But then the images began to speak,s ay things that made sense to each other and suddenly the Gglimmins happened. “Children of the Western Woods” remains the sub-title. (All the children in fact are from two-room school-houses in northern California.They share the same spirit and story."

Markets: Childhood is universal. The remote setting lends romance. The quality of the photography transcends the limitations of time and place.
Also, several reporters have been following the progress and development of this book. Prints and publicity will be available accordingly.
The book belongs in many categories: children’s, gift, photography, trade, museum and library, as well as history, education and California. Other possibilities are a children’s edition (mass market), magazine spreads, and foreign editions.

Packaging: Elihu Blotnick has considerable experience and awards in design and production, and has followed past books through to successful conclusions. Printed books can be delivered at $5 per book, in quantities above 5,000.

Printing Specs: 80 pages, 72 5x8 photographs (delivered to size), no bleeds, text throughout. ClS Cover, photographs front and back (included above). 9xll trim size, bound on the 11. Duotone plus varnish.