Australia
Artist
Mary Ellen Mark
(American, 1940 - 2015)
Date1987
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 3/8 × 10 1/4 in. (26.4 × 26 cm)
Support: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Mat: 22 × 18 in. (55.9 × 45.7 cm)
Support: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Mat: 22 × 18 in. (55.9 × 45.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineJane Reese Williams Collection, Gift of Cindy Ewing, 2012
Object number2012.16.2
DescriptionTwo children wearing collared shirts, neckties, and sweater vests, sitting at desks in a classroom, their hands folded in front of them with fingers interlaced. Large multi-paned window in background.eMuseum Notes
Known for her direct and compassionate portraiture, Mary Ellen Mark has traveled all over the world making pictures. Trained as a photojournalist, she often seeks out difficult aspects of the human condition -- including homelessness, mental illness, drug addiction, and prostitution -- finding commonality with her subjects rather than portraying them as exotic strangers. This picture of schoolchildren in Sydney, Australia, was made for a National Geographic assignment about immigration.
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