"Mary Ellen Mark first went to Oregon State Hospital (OSH), Salem, OR in 1974 to photograph the cast and set of Milos Forman‘s 1975 adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
During the filming, Mark met the women of Ward 81. She promised to return and after over a year of negotiations with the hospital authorities and families of residents she was allowed to live on Ward 81 with writer Karen Folger for 36 days. American Suburb X has republished Folger’s essay for Mark’s book giving a familiar and surprising account of the routines and dreams of the women on Ward 81.
Mark’s book was a breakthrough. Granted, photographs of Oregon State Hospital existed previously, but Mark’s work was a pioneer intimate portrait of an American group outside of the dream, outside of the reality."
Source
Condition
Good - Very Good / Softcover has shelf wear. Inside of the book has a hint of edge discolouration.
Author Mary Ellen Mark
Title Ward 81
Type Softcover
Publication year 1979
Edition 1st Edition
Language English
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Size (approx.) 29 x 21.5 cm
