Susan Meiselas

Before the Show, Tunbridge, Vermont

Maker

Susan Meiselas

Title

Before the Show, Tunbridge, Vermont
Carnival Strippers
The PRC Portfolio

Year

1974

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 25.2 x 37.2 cm (9 15/16 x 14 5/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2009.47.11

Type

Exhibition History

Collective Recollection
Jul 27, 2018 – Jan 20, 2019

Label copy

Susan Meiselas was 24 years old and fresh out of graduate school when she began her first major photographic essay, focused on the women who stripped at small-town carnivals in New England. By talking her way into tents that posted just one hard rule: “No ladies and no babies,” Meiselas embedded herself in the dancers’ inner world, photographing their public performances and private lives, ultimately recording interviews with them to more clearly present their perspectives.

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Susan Meiselas
Before the Show, Tunbridge, Vermont; Carnival Strippers; The PRC Portfolio, 1974
Gelatin silver print
Image: 25.2 x 37.2 cm (9 15/16 x 14 5/8 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2009.47.11

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