Carol Mavor is a professor of Art History and Visual Studies whose work delves into the rich landscape of visual culture and photography. Her writing is celebrated for its deep exploration of the hidden meanings within images and their profound connection to emotion, memory, and identity. Mavor approaches visual materials with a literary sensibility, uncovering subtle narratives and surprising connections that enrich our understanding of the world. Her analyses offer readers a fresh perspective on art and visual communication.
"A contemplative and lyrical memoir of early childhood, inheritance and loss. Carol Mavor blends encounters with the works of Piero della Francesca and Brueghel, Goya and Mann, alongside a synesthetic immersion in pre-linguistic memory. It is a scholarly and intimate look at grief and reparation, imagination and forgiveness, told by one of the most interesting and genre-defying essayists."--back cover