Between 1980 and 1990, over five hundred of photographer Amy Arbus's impromptu and edgy portraits of New Yorkers appeared in the Village Voice's monthly fashion feature, "On the Street." The column's missive was to document the city's most adventurous trednsetters as they lived their lives. But Arbus's photographs tell much more than a style story. From the friendliest to the grittiest, every one of these images is a potent tribute to self-expression. Taken as a whole, they reflect an era of contradictions, a time in America when urban individualism and raw creativity were courageously fighting for breathing room and holding their own in a culture ruled by wealthy conservatism and Republican politics.
- ISBN13 9781599620152
- Publish Date 19 September 2006
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 3 February 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Rizzoli International Publications
- Imprint Welcome Enterprises, Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 104
- Language English