FEATURED MUSEUM MAINE MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS USM GLICKMAN FAMILY LIBRARY 314 FOREST AVENUE PORTLAND, MAINE THROUGH JANUARY 27 by Taryn Plumb At first, it appears to be a touching image of mourning: A man lies on his belly in a pastoral cemetery, leaning in so close to a gravestone that his head nearly grazes it. But take a closer look and you see that, well — he’s taking a closer look. Not at the headstone engraved with the surname “HUNT” but, rather, at a small patch of white flowers that have sprung up out of the ground at its base. He is a botanist at work; the grave is purely incidental. Captured by photographer S.B. Walker, the black-and-white image is part of a series taken in and around Walden Pond in Concord, Mass. It is among a variety of works in an exhibit honoring the 200th anniversary of the birth of the celebrated transcendentalist Henry … [Read more...] about LIVING DELIBERATELY IN MAINE: CELEBRATING THE IDEA OF THOREAU
