Art&DesignSpring2025

ALSO AVAILABLE ISBN: 978-0-7643-6904-9 Size: 12" x 9" (305 x 229 mm) Pages: 240 Price: $45.00 USD, £40.99, 64.00 CAD Illustrations: 200 color images Binding: hardcover BISAC: PHOTOGRAPHY / Photoes- says & Documentaries PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Fashion ISBN 978-0-7643-6904-9 THE SQUARZI ARCHIVE 978-0-7643-6846-2 176 pp. | 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) | HC $45.00 USD / £40.99 GBP / $64.00 CAD American Denim The Supposed Final Days and Resurgence of a Manufacturing Icon By Matt Sharkey A photo essay that tells an American textile manufacturing story in three parts: the final days of operation at the White Oak Mills in Greensboro, North Carolina; closure; and rebirth making selvedge denim again under the care of the White Oak Legacy Foundation and Proximity Manufacturing Company American Denim aims to preserve a unique property and a unique time in the history of American textiles. At one time the world’s largest denim mill, occupying more than a million square feet, you almost couldn’t see where the looms ended at the White Oak mill in Greensboro, North Carolina. Between 1915 and 1970, the lion’s share of denim produced for Levi Strauss & Co. was made there. Photographer Matt Sharkey was the only person granted access to all three recent stages of the White Oak mill’s life: • the last week of commercial production in December 2017, • empty and vacated in February 2018, and • brought back to life in a small but mighty way in September 2022. Here is a layered history told through beautifully honest “portraits” that were captured with film, an analog process to honor analog manufacturing and those who worked, and work, at the mill. About the Author Matt Sharkey is a photographer located in Northern California’s Sonoma County. His primary subjects are people and places with a particular interest in holding on to moments in time. Preferring to work slowly and intentionally, he captures images almost exclusively with film. DENIM BRANDED 978-0-7643-5577-6 264 pp. | 8" x 10" (203 x 254 mm) | HC $45.00 USD, £40.99, 64.00 CAD AVAILABLE APRIL 2025 UK PUB DATE JUNE 2025 NEW THIS SEASON | 13