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In 1976, American photographer Mary Ellen Mark spent thirty-six days in the Oregon State Hospital, together with licensed therapist and writer Karen Folger Jacobs, Ph.D., to photograph the patients of Ward 81—a strictly secured, closed psychiatric facility for women. Mark's unique access led to a nuanced and compelling portrait of female psychiatric patients. This photobook offers an in-depth insight into the artist's experimental and groundbreaking approach to documentary photography.
The photobook is in very good condition, only there is a crease in the cover (see last photo).

In 1976 woonde de Amerikaanse fotografe Mary Ellen Mark zesendertig dagen in het Oregon State Hospital, samen met de gediplomeerde therapeut en schrijfster Karen Folger Jacobs, Ph.D., om de patiënten van Ward 81 te fotograferen – een streng beveiligde, afgesloten psychiatrische instelling voor vrouwen. . Marks unieke toegang leidde tot een genuanceerd en meeslepend beeld van vrouwelijke psychiatrische patiënten. Dit fotoboek biedt een ​​diepgaand inzicht in de experimentele en baanbrekende benadering van de kunstenaar op het gebied van documentairefotografie.
Fotoboek is in zeer goede staat, alleen zit er een kreuk in de cover (zie laatste foto)

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Mary Ellen Mark - Ward 81 - 1979

Psychology, Photography - Quantity: 1 - Photo book

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Ward 81 is a 96-page English-language photobook by Mary Ellen Mark, originally published in 1979 by Simon and Schuster in a first edition with a soft cover, in very good condition with a crease in the cover, and documenting the photographer’s 36 days at Oregon State Hospital’s Ward 81.

Mary Ellen Mark - Ward 81 - 1979

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Ward 81 is a 96-page English-language photobook by Mary Ellen Mark, originally published in 1979 by Simon and Schuster in a first edition with a soft cover, in very good condition with a crease in the cover, and documenting the photographer’s 36 days at Oregon State Hospital’s Ward 81.

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