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Mary Ellen Mark — Crying Street Girl, Olympia Café, Falkland Road, Bombay, India
Mary Ellen Mark

Crying Street Girl, Olympia Café, Falkland Road, Bombay, India

A striking black-and-white dye destruction print by Mary Ellen Mark captures a young woman overcome with emotion on the streets near the Olympia Café on Falkland Road, one of Bombay's most notorious red-light districts. Mark's unflinching documentary style brings raw intimacy to this moment of visible anguish, placing the viewer in close proximity to the subject's grief and vulnerability. The image reflects Mark's broader series exploring the lives of sex workers in Bombay, bearing witness to the harsh realities and deeply human experiences of those living on society's margins.

Medium
Dye destruction print, printed later.

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Important Photographs from the Collection of Dr. Anthony Terrana

April 2, 2013

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Mary Ellen Mark, Crying Street Girl, Olympia Café, Falkland Road, Bombay, India

A striking black-and-white dye destruction print by Mary Ellen Mark captures a young woman overcome with emotion on the streets near the Olympia Café on Falkland Road, one of Bombay's most notorious red-light districts. Mark's unflinching documentary style brings raw intimacy to this moment of visible anguish, placing the viewer in close proximity to the subject's grief and vulnerability. The image reflects Mark's broader series exploring the lives of sex workers in Bombay, bearing witness to the harsh realities and deeply human experiences of those living on society's margins.

Medium
Dye destruction print, printed later.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Humanist Photography, Black And White Portrait, Documentary Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, American Photographer, Emotional Mood, Female Artist, Street Photography, Photojournalism, South Asian Subject, Social Realism

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