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ESTHER BUBLEY (1921-1998) A pair of photographs taken in Greyhound Bus Terminals. 1943; printed 1980s. Silver prints, the images measuring 7¾x7½ inches (19.7x19.1 cm.) and 7½x7¼ inches (19.1x18.4 cm.), the sheets 10x8 inches (25.4x20.3 cm.), each with Bubley's credit and negative date in pencil on verso.
Freelance photographer Esther Bubley (1921-1998) gained renown for her revealing pictures of the American society taken during the "golden age" of American photojournalism, from 1945 to 1965. She produced many photo-essays and several cover stories for LIFEmagazine. But her most important magazine project was "How America Lives" for Ladies' Home Journal, a celebrated series which ran intermittently between 1948 and 1960. Her stylistic approach was straightforward; she didn't depict polished moment but rather focused on capturing impactful images behind the scenes. Even if Bubley worked primarily for magazines, her work has been shown in several group shows at the Museum of Modern Art and she even was given a one-person show at Helen Gee's legendary Limelight.
The Waiting Room of a Greyhound Bus Terminal at 5:30 AM. * A Greyhound Bus Trip from Louisville, Kentucky to Memphis, TN.
