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"Streetwalkers, Second-Tier Tarts, and Fallen Women", Joan Colom (1921-2017) | PhotoAnthology

Streetwalkers, Second-Tier Tarts, and Fallen Women

Joan Colom (1921-2017)

Candid documentation of Barcelona’s marginalized sex workers in the late 1950s and early 1960s, presented through high-contrast black-and-white photography with distinctive grain.

With contributions from: Museo Reina Sofía (image source); Lucia Catalin (data research). Suggest an Edit

Streetwalkers, Second-Tier Tarts, and Fallen Women

Joan Colom (1921-2017)

Candid documentation of Barcelona’s marginalized sex workers in the late 1950s and early 1960s, presented through high-contrast black-and-white photography with distinctive grain.

Image courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Image courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Image courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Image courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Image courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Image courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Books

Joan Colom: Raval

Steidl, 2006

Joan Colom: I Work the Street, Photographs 1957-2010

La Fábrica, 2014

Joan Colom: Fotografías de Barcelona

Lunwerg Editores, 2007

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