FRAGILE DWELLING : How the Homeless Create Places of Their Own

1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 2000, Hardcover with the dust jacket, 128 page book. A very excellent work by the late photographer Margaret Morton , her black & white full page plates show how the homeless survive in the city of New York. Condition : Fine / jacket is Near fine with very light edge rubs.

From Publisher:

This is the third volume of photographs and text by Margaret Morton documenting the lives and living spaces of New York City's homeless population.
Over a ten-year period, Margaret Morton documented the inventive ways in which homeless people in New York City have created not only places to live but also communities that offer a sense of pride, place, and individuality.
Morton's camera reveals the ingenuity of builders who have constructed homes out of discarded materials such as warehouse pallets, junked auto parts, and demolition scrap. Her luminous photographs bring to light the determination and aesthetic sensibilities of all but forgotten people whose temporary encampments became permanent homes until they were demolished by the city. Seen together with compelling oral histories by the builders, "Fragile Dwelling" tells the universal story of a need for personal space and the resilience of the human spirit.

Product Info

ISBN: 0893819158

ISBN-13: 9780893819156

Publisher: Aperture Foundation Inc

Year: 2000

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Seller Info

GibbsBooks

Address: PO Box 102 WILLIAMSVILLE, New York

Website: https://www.gibbsbooks.com

Country: United States