CARNIVAL STRIPPERS – SUSAN MEISELAS

First edition, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1975

Take a journey into the darker side of the American carnival, through the eyes of award-winning photographer, Susan Meiselas. Featuring seventy-three photographs of strippers ranging from 17-35 years old, Meiselas was able to document the conflicts between the dancers’ public, performative image and their private identities, through intimate conversations with these women.