In “On Light, Falling: Virginia Woolf, Joaquín Sorolla, and Sally Mann,” I look (fondly, reminiscent) at the role of late summer light in the works of Virginia Woolf, Joaquín Sorolla, and Sally Mann. The essay considers how we form—and keep—memories, seaside moments, family portraits, the process of making art, ecstasy, the exceptional, humidity in New Orleans, and horizons of all sorts.
On Light, Falling: Virginia Woolf, Joaquín Sorolla, and Sally Mann
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