At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women

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Summary: Lacking Depth
Review: Although I realise that Mlle. Mann is seeking to confine her subject matter as the title suggests, I don't find it broke any ground in the field of photography. She tends to focus on "real people" under real conditions, but this has been done before.

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: an inner glimpse of the realm of femaletwelve year olds, of the 60's - 80's, on the cusp of leaving childhood. especially insightful when re-viewed, after reading the text!

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Summary: visually captivating - intellectually provacative
Review: an inner glimpse of the realm of femaletwelve year olds, of the 60's - 80's, on the cusp of leaving childhood. especially insightful when re-viewed, after reading the text!

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Summary: At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women
Review: At Twelve is Sally Mann's revealing, collective portrait of twelve-year-old girls on the verge of adulthood. The way many of these reviews are written (i.e. like revealing) you think your getting something for the money but you're not. There is no nudity in this book (except for one picture of a 2 or 3 year old). I strongly recommend you stay away from this trash and stick with the David Hamiltion books.

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Summary: Expensive mistake
Review: I bought this book hoping it was the publication of Immediate Family 2. Unfortunately I was wrong. If you saw the two books without knowing the autor, you would never guess, it was the very same. I have to say, that I am surpriced about the fact, that Sally Mann would make so different books. While Immediate Family has a lot of interesting, obscure pictures, there is nothing of this in At 12. The book is boring and disappointing, and the small number of pages does not explain the high price. Don't waste your time on this publication. You should rather be satisfied with just owning Immediate Family.

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Summary: A Beautiful Book, Highly Recommended
Review: I found this book to be a wonderful experience. Sally Mann has shown so many different 12-year-olds in her hometown of Lexington, Va, and she has captured their stories and what makes each girl so unique. I loved this book and found that some of the photographs, especially "Doll House" reminded me of myself "At Twelve".

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: I give Sally Mann a thumbs up for capturing her beautiful children when they were young, being what they are: beloved children. How fast we grow and turn into adults!
As I studied each page my memory was jogged several times of my childhood in southern Georgia. Humid sunny days and muggy rainy evenings; I couldn't wait to strip what little bit of cloths I wore and play outside in the rain or in the woods. I never gave it a second thought being nude. And apparently neither did my parents. Needless to say Sally Mann and her beloved childern are dear to my heart. Thanks for bring back so many innocent fond memories.
I recommend this book if you have an open mind and love children for what they are.

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Summary: at 12 sally mann
Review: i got this hoping for nudity like sally manns other book immediate family but there was 1 picture nude.making the book no where near worth the price

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Summary: Empowering and Groundbreaking
Review: Mann has focused on a segment of our society that is often ignored, the 12 year old girl. This is especially important work in light of the fact that most girls suffer a dramatic loss of self esteem around the age of 12. More importantly, Mann's photographs reveal the intelligence, intensity, depth, and diversity in girls whom most regard as merely young and silly. Portraits, such as these that reveal so much about the subjects, are extremely interesting. Further, the fact that the subjects consist of a largely invisible segment of society makes the book groundbreaking. In honoring and respecting these girls as worthy subjects of fine art, Mann empowers all girls as well as the viewer.

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Summary: Solidly beautiful pictures
Review: Maybe I missed something. The pictures are beautiful, and they are supposed to be an attempt to capture the essence of young women on the cusp of becoming adults. What I got was pictures of young women-- missed the whole "becoming" thing. I could just be thick, but this one just passed me by devoid of any emotion.

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