Melonie Bennett's 'Holy Cow!' Published by GOST Books
GOST Books has released 'Holy Cow!', the first monograph by photographer Melonie Bennett, spanning the 1990s and early 2000s. The work documents her family life on a dairy farm in Maine, capturing candid, humorous, and intimate moments. Bennett used a Pentax K1000 with a fixed 35mm lens and a Vivitar 283 flash. The book includes recollections by her brother Merritt. Bennett's photographs will appear in the traveling exhibition 'PRESENCE: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder', co-organized by the Portland Museum of Art and the American Federation of Arts. The title 'Holy Cow!' was inspired by a shirt worn by her brother-in-law. Bennett lives and works in Maine and graduated from Maine College of Art.
Key facts
- GOST Books published Melonie Bennett's first monograph 'Holy Cow!'
- The photographs span the 1990s and early 2000s
- Bennett grew up on a dairy farm in Maine
- She used a Pentax K1000 with a 35mm lens and Vivitar 283 flash
- The book includes captions and stories by her brother Merritt
- Her work will be in the traveling exhibition 'PRESENCE' co-organized by Portland Museum of Art and American Federation of Arts
- The title 'Holy Cow!' came from a shirt worn by her brother-in-law
- Bennett graduated from Maine College of Art with a BFA in Photography
Entities
Artists
- Melonie Bennett
- Merritt Bennett
- Judy Glickman Lauder
- Paul D'Amato
- Mary Ellen Mark
- Diane Arbus
- Shelby Lee Adams
- Elliot Erwitt
- Duane Michals
- Richard Avedon
- Irving Penn
- Dorothea Lange
- Sally Mann
- Susan Meiselas
- Gordon Parks
Institutions
- GOST Books
- Maine College of Art
- Portland Museum of Art
- American Federation of Arts
- Norton Art Museum
- Maine Photographic Workshops
- Lenscratch
Locations
- Maine
- United States
- Florida