
Selected Images
Three gelatin silver prints by Michael Disfarmer capture the raw, unadorned humanity of rural Arkansas residents from the mid-20th century. Disfarmer's stark, straightforward portraiture strips away artifice, presenting his subjects with an unflinching honesty that reveals both their vulnerability and quiet dignity. The gelatin silver medium lends the images a luminous tonal depth, reinforcing the timeless, haunting quality that has made Disfarmer's work a celebrated document of American vernacular photography.
- Medium
- Three gelatin silver prints.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs from the Art Institute of Chicago - Online Only
December 22, 2014
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