Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West by Griffith, Bill
Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West by Griffith, Bill

Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West

Legendary cartoonist Bill Griffith brings a personal touch to this illustrated history of his great-grandfather, William Henry...
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Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West by Griffith, Bill

Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West

$54.03
Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West by Griffith, Bill

Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West

$54.03
Author: Bill Griffith
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Legendary cartoonist Bill Griffith brings a personal touch to this illustrated history of his great-grandfather, William Henry Jackson--a pioneering photographer of the American West whose work led to Yellowstone becoming the first National Park and was a major influence on Ansel Adams

In his new graphic biography, legendary cartoonist Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead, tells the story of his namesake and great-grandfather, William Henry Jackson, who was one of the first photographers of the American West.

Jackson's photography spurred Americans to move westward, inspiring photographers such as Ansel Adams, and playing a role in the creation of our national parks, including Yellowstone.

Using his unique approach to graphic novel biography, which Kirkus hails as setting a "standard" for the medium, Griffith explores every aspect of his great-grandfather's life and legacy, which he pulls from family letters, diaries, and anecdotes, primary sources, and the archives of the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress, as well as from the more than 25 books written about Jackson and his work.

Like all of Griffith's biographies, Photographic Memory is a thoroughly researched, sharply observant character study written from a place of love, which explores photography in an illustrated medium. Not an easy trick to pull off--unless you are Bill Griffith.

Author: Bill Griffith
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 10/21/2025
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.01lbs
Size: 9.77h x 6.84w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9781419784149


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2025
Publishers Weekly 10/13/2025

About the Author
Bill Griffith is the creator of the syndicated daily comic strip Zippy. On our ComicArts list, he is the author of Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead and Three Rocks, the critically acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning biography of Ernie Bushmiller. Griffith's prolific output has been included in such publications as the Village Voice, National Lampoon, and The New Yorker. Griffith is also credited in Bartlett for coining the popular phrase, "Are we having fun yet?" He lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut.
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