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PUBLISHER
Steidl/C/O Berlin

BOOK FORMAT
Clth, 9.5 x 11.75 in. / 264 pgs / 45 color / 159 bw.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date
Out of print

DISTRIBUTION
D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: SPRING 2024 p. 7   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9783969993033 TRADE
List Price: $50.00 CAD $73.00

AVAILABILITY
Not available

TERRITORY
NA ONLY

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

Berlin, Germany
C/O Berlin, 09/16/23–01/18/24

Berlin, Germany
C/O Berlin, 09/16/23–01/18/24

Berlin, Germany
C/O Berlin, 09/16/23–01/18/24

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Mary Ellen Mark: Encounters

Edited by Sophia Greiff, Kathrin Schönegg. Text by Melissa Harris, Amanda Maddox, Mary Panzer, Kathrin Schönegg.

Mary Ellen Mark: Encounters

A sweeping survey of Mary Ellen Mark’s most recognizable series, enhanced with original archival material

The images of American photographer Mary Ellen Mark are icons of documentary and humanistic photography. Focusing her camera on the socially disadvantaged and those on the fringes of society, she told the stories of her protagonists without prejudice. In the context of the emerging women’s movement in the USA during the 1960s and 70s, and as a freelance photographer at a time when print media was suffering its first major crisis, Mark fought her way to the forefront of female voices in photojournalism. Encounters provides an expansive cross-section of the photographer’s full body of work. The book focuses on five iconic series that contributed significantly to Mark’s reputation: Ward 81 in which she photographed residents at an Oregon psychiatric hospital for women; a reportage on prostitutes on Falkland Road in Mumbai; a tribute to Mother Teresa’s charitable work; Indian Circus, documenting traveling circus families; and the long-term project Streetwise, in which Mark followed the life of Erin Blackwell (Tiny) for more than 30 years. For the first time, this book contextualizes these works within Mark’s œuvre and presents them alongside original magazine spreads and archival material—including contact sheets, letters and notebooks—to reveal the breadth of her accomplishments and singularly compassionate eye.
Mary Ellen Mark (1940–2015) received her Master’s degree in photojournalism from the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. In the late 1960s she relocated to New York City, documenting counterculture movements and societal outsiders. Over the course of her lifetime she published 18 photo books and frequently contributed to Life, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and other publications.


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MARY ELLEN MARK MONOGRAPHS + ARTIST'S BOOKS

Mary Ellen Mark: Indian Circus

MARY ELLEN MARK: INDIAN CIRCUS

Steidl

ISBN: 9783969993149
USD $65.00
| CAD $95

Pub Date: 2/11/2025
Forthcoming


Mary Ellen Mark: Falkland Road

MARY ELLEN MARK: FALKLAND ROAD

Steidl

ISBN: 9783969990926
USD $80.00
| CAD $115

Pub Date: 10/3/2023
Active | In stock


Mary Ellen Mark and Karen Folger Jacobs: Ward 81: Voices

MARY ELLEN MARK AND KAREN FOLGER JACOBS: WARD 81: VOICES

Steidl

ISBN: 9783969990131
USD $85.00
| CAD $123

Pub Date: 4/4/2023
Active | In stock