Laurie and the Ferret Man

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Laurie and the Ferret Man

Creator

Mary Ellen Mark

American Photographer · 1940–2015

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> From my earliest days as a photographer, many of my subjects have been on the edge of or outside the mainstream of our culture. Some of them were pushed over the edge due to painful circumstances and some of them managed to survive even with the most unspeakable and unjust obstacles placed in their lives. I've always tried to let my photographs be a voice for people who have less of an opportuni

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Date
1983
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
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A teenage girl, with a gum bubble popped in her mouth, stands next to a man holding an ice cream cone. He has a ferret sitting on one shoulder.

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