Disfarmer, 1939-1946: Heber Springs Portraits

Mike Disfarmer; Julia Scully

ISBN 10: 0944092381 / ISBN 13: 9780944092385

Published by Twin Palms, 1996

About this Item

Inscribed by Julia Scully, whose collection is the bulk of this book.

Seller Inventory # 111968

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Disfarmer, 1939-1946: Heber Springs Portraits
• Publisher: Twin Palms
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0944092381
• ISBN 13: 9780944092385
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography

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Synopsis

In Heber Springs, a reclusive photographer known simply as Disfarmer created an uncanny record of American rural life during the 1930s and 1940s. Working out of his modest studio, Disfarmer created portraits which are direct and unpretentious. Disfarmer's portraits of cotton farmers, tradesmen, soldiers home on leave, and the extended families that made up this rural community, reveal a common bond that is rapidly disappearing in the United States. They are bold portraits, and sometimes confrontational, yet they show his sitter's humble grace and small-town charm. Handed down through generations and found today in the family albums of this community, Disfarmer's portraits are emblematic of the post-Depression era. These photographs, many unpublished or rarely seen, underscore his uniquely American vision of place.