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Setanta Book Store/Collections/American Portraits 1979 - 1989
The photography book cover of American Portraits 1979 - 1989 by Leon A Borensztein. Hardback in beige. Signed.
American Portraits 1979 - 1989
American Portraits 1979 - 1989
American Portraits 1979 - 1989
American Portraits 1979 - 1989
American Portraits 1979 - 1989
American Portraits 1979 - 1989
American Portraits 1979 - 1989
American Portraits 1979 - 1989
American Portraits 1979 - 1989
Setanta Book Store/Collections/American Portraits 1979 - 1989

by Leon borensztein

American Portraits 1979 - 1989

2011

Signed
$69.00

American Portraits 1979 - 1989 by Leon Borensztein. First edition (2011). First impression. Large format hardback in new condition. Signed by Leon Borensztein to title page. No markings. this is a new book. Please see pictures. PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch.

About American Portraits 1979 - 1989

So, after emigrating to the United States from Poland, Leon Borensztein took a fly-by-night job as a traveling portrait photographer. He visited homes and businesses across the country and making portraits for working-class clientele in the style of the Sears Portrait Studios. During these sessions, Borensztein would set up a generic backdrop behind the subject, while moving the camera back far enough so that the camera captured glimpses of the subjects’ personal spaces or belongings. The resulting body of work provides a rich sociological document; individually, these are some of the most compelling and touching portraits of their time.

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