Susan Meiselas - strip-tease forain - 1976

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"Strip-Tease Forain" by Susan Meiselas
"Strip-Tease Forain" is a photographic work by Susan Meiselas, published by Éditions Chêne. This book documents, through black-and-white images, the world of itinerant strip-tease performances at American fairs in the 1970s.

Context and content
Susan Meiselas, the American documentary photographer, is known for her immersive work on communities and environments often little known. In this project, she followed and photographed the dancers, the backstage areas, and the audience of these fairground shows, offering a visual testimony that is both sociological and artistic.

Photographic style
The images are often shot on the fly, capturing the raw atmosphere and the interaction between artists and spectators. The work is distinguished by its humanistic approach and attention to detail, while remaining faithful to the realities on the ground.

Two pages are detached from the set, but not damaged - The softcover binding is fragile by nature....