{"title":"Elliot Ross","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElliot Ross was born in Chicago in 1947. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1971. His work has been exhibited internationally and is in collections in the United States and abroad, including those of the Bibliothéque nationale de France, Paris; the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Musée de la Photographie, Charleroi, Belgium. His early, conceptual, process-oriented photography was included in the influential 1974 exhibition \"Light and Substance,\" curated by Van Deren Coke. His project \"Animal\" has been featured in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003efotoMAGAZIN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Germany) in its \"Masterpieces of Photography\" series, in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFoto \u0026amp; Video\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Russia), and in a number of other publications. His critically acclaimed books \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnimal,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOther Animals, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e Crows Ascending\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were released by Schilt Publishing (Amsterdam) in 2010, 2014, and 2024 respectively.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"crows-ascending","title":"Crows Ascending","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition, first impression of Crows Ascending by Elliot Ross. Medium format hardback, in slipcase, in new condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the pandemic years, Elliot Ross captured images of crows taking to the air from the roofs surrounding his apartment on Russian Hill in San Francisco, California. It became a contemplative piece of art about one of the most intelligent bird species in existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCrows Ascending\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is dedicated to the memory of Elliot’s younger brother Michael. Michael had a profound intellectual disability caused by lifelong epilepsy. He survived a severe case of Covid-19 in 2020 only to die of Parkinson’s-related pneumonia months later. It is also dedicated to the millions of others who have suffered or died in the United States – many due to government inaction – from Covid-19.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elliot Ross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57494072754558,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/elliot-ross-crows-ascending-front-cover.jpg?v=1780298119"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/collections\/elliot-ross-crows-ascending-front-cover.jpg?v=1780298565","url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/en-us\/collections\/elliot-ross.oembed","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}