Faces of homelessness / Jeffrey A. Wolin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolin, Jeffrey A.

Contributor:

Irmscher, Christoph, contributor.

Poitevin, Jean-Louis, contributor.

Catherine Edelman Gallery.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wolin, Jeffrey A--Exhibitions.

Wolin, Jeffrey A.

Homelessness--Portraits.

Homelessness.

Homelessness--Personal narratives.

Homeless persons--Illinois--Chicago--Portraits.

Homeless persons.

Homeless persons--California--Los Angeles--Portraits.

California--Los Angeles.

Illinois--Chicago.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Personal narratives.

Portraits.

Physical Description:

94 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 x 30 cm

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg : Kehrer Verlag 2021.

Summary:

Homelessness takes many forms beyond living on the streets. Factors besides mental illness and addiction contribute to the problem. There are homeless veterans; families who were evicted when their residences were foreclosed on; people with sudden medical expenses that insurance didn't cover. Job loss, divorce, death of a spouse or parent, domestic violence, discrimination based on sexual orientation, lack of affordable housing, etc., all drive homelessness. There are working poor who live in vehicles or tents and work full--time jobs. Most people experiencing homelessness are invisible, living doubled up with friends or family, in shelters, hospitals or Single Room Occupancy hotels. Jeffrey Wolin photographs and interviews a wide swath of this vulnerable population and includes their own words directly on their portraits to dispel our firmly--held stereotypes.

Notes:

Exhibition held December 10 -- February 15, 2022 at the Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.

Includes bibliographical references (page 95).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9783969000571

3969000572

OCLC:

1293297156