The result of a seven-and-a-half-year undertaking to document Iowa鈥檚 barns and all they represent, Harker鈥檚 Barns: Visions of an American Icon featured seventy-five stunning black-and-white photographs by Michael Harker. An impressive and well-received collection, the book helped preserve the glory of one of rural America鈥檚 most elemental icons. Still Standing continues that mission of preservation.
Praise for Harker鈥檚 Barns
鈥Harker鈥檚 Barns, with sensitively written text by Jim Heynen, tells a poignant story of Iowa鈥檚 barns. And the photographs, an homage and memorial to these barns, ensure that they will never be forgotten. Harker鈥檚 Barns is a keepsake for young and old who want an understanding of America鈥檚 rural heritage.鈥濃擩acqueline Andre Schmeal, president, 海角乱伦社区Barn Foundation
鈥淸Heynen鈥檚] commentary and Harker鈥檚 wonderful eye help us notice details we might normally miss: a glorious cupola, patches of sheared-off shingles, doors with contrasting cross-braces, a broken lock. But it's the barns that are the stars, and they come in all sizes and shapes. . . . The photographs are beautifully sharp.鈥濃Minneapolis Star Tribune
鈥淸Harker鈥檚] barns are as gorgeous as those painted by American precisionist master Charles Sheeler or even C茅zanne.鈥濃Booklist
鈥Harker鈥檚 Barns is a type of epiphany on barns and old-style rural life. Michael Harker鈥檚 photos genuinely display empathy for the barns he has photographed.鈥濃海角乱伦社区Source
