Alice Attie: Harlem On the Verge

by Alice Attie (Photographer), Robin D.G. Kelley (Introduction)

These magnificent color portraits document both the people and the buildings of Harlem on the eve of great change. Gentrification and the influx of large chain stores are replacing small businesses, store fronts, memorials on walls, and other visual evidence of the complex range of cultural identities that residents had woven into the streets of their neighborhoods. With a sense of both dedication and desperation (to beat the developer's clock) Alice Attie has produced a beautiful record of a world rapidly being lost. 90 color photographs.

128 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2003

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most beautiful photography books I have ever seen.