Call Number:

PH-02395

Collection Name:

Postcards from America Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

10 items

Span Dates:

2011

Description:

Postcards from America, a collaborative project by Magnum photographers Paolo Pellegrin, Jim Goldberg, Susan Meiselas, Alec Soth, Mikhael Subotzky, and writer Ginger Strand, documents a two week road trip in May 2011, that began in Austin, Texas, and ended in Oakland, California. The collection consists of five postcards of images taken during the trip and a print portfolio containing five signed limited edition inkjet prints. Titles and/or captions follow.

Postcards:
2012:0002:0001 -- Del Rio, Texas, May 15, 2011, by Alec Soth;
2012:0002:0002 -- So, I was in Vegas hanging out with Larom and I took this picture for you, May 2011, by Mikhael Subotzky;
2012:0002:0003 -- Two men, who illegally attempted to enter the U.S., run across the dry Rio Grande River back to Juarez, Mexico, after being spotted by the US Border Patrol, El Paso, Texas, May 2011, by Paolo Pellegrin;
2012:0002:0004 -- Tai is a vet who I spent a few hours with yesterday in San Antonio, May 2011, by Jim Goldberg;
2012:0002:0005 -- El Paso, Texas, May 2011, by Susan Meiselas;

Print portfolio:
2012:0003:0001 -- Del Rio, Texas, May 15, 2011, by Alec Soth;
2012:0003:0002 -- Manuel, Tucson, May 2011, by Mikhael Subotzky;
2012:0003:0003 -- Two men, who illegally attempted to enter the U.S., run across the dry Rio Grande River back to Juarez, Mexico, after being spotted by the US Border Patrol, El Paso, Texas, May 2011, by Paolo Pellegrin;
2012:0003:0004 -- Fresno, California, May 23, 2011, by Jim Goldberg;
2012:0003:0005 -- Remembering El Paso, now that we’ve arrived in Las Vegas…, May 2011, by Susan Meiselas.

Location(s):

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See Also:

Magnum Photos Photography Collection: Additional works by the photographers on this project can be found in the Magnum Photos, Inc., Photography Collection (PH-02276).

Postcards from America: The limited edition portfolio, Postcards from America (PH-02553), that came out of the project can also be found in the Photography Collection.