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CYNTHIA MACADAMS: EMERGENCE
(MACADAMS, CYNTHIA). MacAdams, Cynthia. Introduction by Kate Millett. With a Poem by Diane di Prima. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1977. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/Very Good -. 120pp, 110 b&w illustrations. Designed by Susan Lusk. Cynthia MacAdams' "Emergence" is perhaps the classic photographic document of the emerging American feminist landscape of the seventies. Featuring portraits of over one hundred women drawn from all walks of life, it presents strong yet naturalistic black and white portraits - several nude - of the decade's cultural influencers. Amongst its more recognizable sitters are contributors MacAdams, Kate Millett and Diane di Prima, Patti Smith, Michelle Phillips, Barbara Hammer, Lily Tomlin, Lee Grant, Shirley Knight, Shelley Winters, Jane Fonda, Carole Bayer Sager, (Marjorie) Cameron, Rita Mae Brown, Johanna Demetrakis, Twinka Thiebaud, Sally Kirkland, Jean Pagliuso, Susan Tyrrell, Judy Chicago, Ann Waldman, Ellen Burstyn, Meredith Monk, Chris Williamson, Marisol Escobar, Alice Neel, Viveca Lindfors, Sarie Dienes, Gloria Steinem, Margo St. John, Mary Ellen Mark, and Laurie Anderson. "Emergence" provided the basis of filmmaker Johanna Demetrakis' 2018 Netflix documentary "Feminists: What Were They Thinking?" An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item showing some light rubbing along the extremities of the cloth along with some creasing and a small area of surface loss to the dust jacket. 0-87754-057-8 Inventory Number: 027071
