Summary
Melonie Bennett has been taking pictures of her family and friends for over fifteen years. A native of rural Maine, Bennett’s perspective of the world around her was in part shaped by growing up on a dairy farm. With a clear sense of affection and often humour, Bennett’s intimate pictures capture the everyday life of her vibrant rural Maine family and community.
Melonie Bennett’s (b. 1969) work is included in the Portland Museum of Art, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, the permanent…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781915423696 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1915423694 |
| Author: | Melonie Bennett |
| Publisher: | GOST Books |
| Imprint: | GOST Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 700g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 280mm |
Critics Review
“In high school, I was shy and naive. When my father spread manure in fields that bordered classmates’ homes, I wanted to be invisible. Being the oldest, I thought I had to behave. I never dared to party or skip school. It wasn’t even an option. My siblings sure made up for it–they were wild. But I found my groove. I took a high school darkroom class, at the same time that I took on the role as the designated driver for family and friends to parties. This gave me the license to observe and take pictures of what other people, including my family were doing. And I didn’t have to drink! What a gift from God.”–Melonie Bennett
Melonie Bennett
Melonie Bennett (1969) lives and works in Maine. She graduated from Maine College of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Photography and began work as assistant to the photographer Judy Glickman Lauder in 1991.
Bennett’s own work has been included in more than sixty exhibitions across the US and internationally. Photographs from Holy Cow! appear alongside work by Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Dorothea Lange, Sally Mann, Susan Meiselas, and Gordon Parks, amongst others, in the forthcoming major travelling exhibition PRESENCE: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder, co-organised by the Portland Museum of Art, Maine, and the American Federation of Arts, New York.
Holy Cow! is Bennett’s first monograph.
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