This black and white and Sepia photo documentary series of portraits brings the lens to a particular community for a certain period in time. It is a portrait of individuals who are part of a community and, collectively, the series offers a portrait of the community itself– American Portraits of a town and its people. The subjects are regular, ordinary people living regular lives. The project started in 1985 in Martinsburg, West Virginia. In New York, Bibiana photographed Pawling as part of the American Portrait series, published in print in the Pawling Press from 2010-2012. The American Portraits – Brewster, New York, were displayed at the Southeast Museum, Brewster in 2003. The series continues with the American Portraits – Poughkeepsie/Hudson Valley and on display in the Mid-Hudson Heritage Center.
American Portraits
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