Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Susan Meiselas — Before the Show, Tunbridge, VT, and After Hours, South Carolina from Carnival Strippers
Susan Meiselas

Before the Show, Tunbridge, VT, and After Hours, South Carolina from Carnival Strippers

Susan Meiselas's diptych from her Carnival Strippers series presents two gelatin silver prints documenting the lives of carnival performers in Vermont and South Carolina. The work explores themes of performance, identity, and social documentation through intimate photography printed later from the original negatives.

Medium
Two gelatin silver prints, printed later.
Spotted At
Auction House · Phillips

🔨 Auction Lot

Photographs

October 12, 2022

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

More by Susan Meiselas

Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Young Gawker, Essex Junction, Vermont from Carnival Strippers

Young Gawker, Essex Junction, Vermont from Carnival Strippers

About this work

Susan Meiselas, Before the Show, Tunbridge, VT, and After Hours, South Carolina from Carnival Strippers

Susan Meiselas's diptych from her Carnival Strippers series presents two gelatin silver prints documenting the lives of carnival performers in Vermont and South Carolina. The work explores themes of performance, identity, and social documentation through intimate photography printed later from the original negatives.

Medium
Two gelatin silver prints, printed later.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Series, Cultural, Documentary, American, Photograph, Social Commentary, Gelatin Silver, Figurative, Black and White, Contemporary

More works by Susan Meiselas