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"Sleeping by the Mississippi", Alec Soth (1969) | PhotoAnthology

Sleeping by the Mississippi

Alec Soth (1969)

American dreams and disillusionments via portraits and interiors structured around metaphors of sleep, journey, and emotional solitude, rooted in the topography of the Mississippi River.

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Sleeping by the Mississippi

Alec Soth (1969)

American dreams and disillusionments via portraits and interiors structured around metaphors of sleep, journey, and emotional solitude, rooted in the topography of the Mississippi River.

Charles, Vasa, MN, 2002

Peter's Houseboat, Winona, MN, 2002

Charles Lindbergh's Boyhood Bed, Little Falls, MN, 1999

Cemetery, Fountain City, WI, 2002

Hotel, Dallas City, IL, 2002

Kym, Polish Palace, Minneapolis, MN, 2000

Cape Giirardeau, MO, 2002

Adelyn, Ash Wednesday, New Orleans, LA, 2000

Sugar's, Davenport, IA, 2002

Lenny, Minneapolis, MN, 2002

Fort Jefferson Memorial Cross, Wickliffe, KY, 2002

Bonnie, Port Gibson, MS, 2000

Jimmie's Apartment, Memphis, TN, 2002

Patrick, Palm Sunday, Baton Rouge, LA, 2002

New Orleans, LA, 2002

Joshua, Angola State Prison, LA, 2002

Luxora, AK, 2002

Herman's Bed, Kenner, LA, 2002

Books

Sleeping by the Mississippi

MACK BOOKS, 2017

Sleeping by the Mississippi

Steidl, 2004

Joachim Brohm & Alec Soth: Two Rivers

Buchhandlung Walther König, 2019

More by Alec Soth

Anna. Kentfield, California, 2017.

I Know How Furiously Your Heart is Beating

Alec Soth (1969)

Itrospective exploration of solitude and connection through portraits of individuals in their personal spaces.

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