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25.1 – 12.2 2022
Mary Ellen Mark:Alike, my Friends
3–5 Swallow St
Mary Ellen Mark:Alike, my Friends
25.01 – 12.02.2022
Closed
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Monday to Saturday
10:00 am – 5:30 pm
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3–5 Swallow St
London
W1B 4DE
Queen and Boyfriend in Bed, The Queen, New York, New York, USA, 1968. Mary Ellen Mark
Huxley-Parlour are delighted to present a solo exhibition of 26 works by American photographer Mary Ellen Mark (1940-2015).
Mark is widely known for her ability to photograph those on the margins of society with compassion and intimacy. Taking portraiture as its focus, Huxley-Parlour’s exhibition will examine the relationship between the photographer and her subjects. More broadly, the exhibition seeks to display Mark’s significant contribution to the history of American documentary photography.
THE EXHIBITION
8
The Works
26
Mary Ellen Mark
Tiny, Seattle, Washington, from the series ‘Streetwise’
1983
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Tiny Wearing Black Hat & Veil, Streetwise
1983
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Rat and Mike with Gun, from the series ‘Streetwise’
1986
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Laurie in the Bathtub, Ward 81, Oregon State Hospital, Salem, Oregon
1976
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Sisters, Central Park, New York City
1968
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Roma Camp, Barcelona, Spain
1968
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Drag Queen in Hotel Room, Manhattan, New York, from ‘The Queen’
1968
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Queen and Boyfriend in Bed, Broadway Hotel, New York City, from ‘The Queen’
1968
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Emine Dressed Up for Republic Day, Trabzon, Turkey
1965
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Tiny Pregnant
1985
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Woman with Son and Banner, Pro Vietnam Demonstration
1967
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Girl jumping over a Wall, Central Park, Manhattan, New York
1967
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Gibbs Senior High School Prom, St. Petersburg, Florida
1986
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Dancing School, East Orange, New Jersey
1988
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Two Lebanese Bridesmaids, Australia
1987
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Amanda and her Cousin Amy, Valdese, North Carolina
1990
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Sue Gallo Baugher and Faye Gallo at the Twins Festival, Twinsburg, Ohio
1988
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Baby Beauty Pageant Winner, California
1992
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Clayton Moore, the former “Lone Ranger,” Los Angeles, California
1992
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Grand Wizard, Dobermanns & Gun, Aryan Nations
1986
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
The Damm Family, Los Angeles, California
1987
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Cowgirl Twins with Horseheads, Twins Festival
1987
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Batman and the Little Barbies, Toys ‘R’ Us Holiday Parade
2002
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Craig Scarmardo and Cheyloh Mather at the Boerne Rodeo, Texas
1991
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Boys with Frogs, Malpai Ranchers
1995
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Mary Ellen Mark
Tiny Crying, Seattle, Washington
2004
Silver gelatin print, printed later
B. UNITED STATES1940-2015
Biography
Mary Ellen Mark is widely known for her ability to photograph those on the margins of society with compassion and intimacy. Born in Pennsylvania in 1940, Mark originally studied art and art history at the University of Pennsylvania, before returning to do a masters degree in Photojournalism in 1964. Mark went on to photograph internationally, including in countries such as Turkey, England, Germany, Greece, Italy and Spain, before settling in New York in 1966 where her practice became focused on the varied social and political life of the city’s inhabitants. Often spending years on projects, Mark’s practice was centred around developing relationships with and gaining the trust of her subjects, resulting in unique portraits which reflected her humanist approach to documentary photography.
Mark has had several major museum shows at institutions such as: The Museum of Contemporary Photography; The Philadelphia Museum of Art, and most recently, a posthumous retrospective at The National Museum of Women in The Arts. Mark published eighteen photo books in her lifetime, including Passport (1974) and Streetwise (1983). She has been decorated widely, earning a Guggenheim Fellowship (1994), a Hasselblad (1997), and an Outstanding Contribution to Photography award from the World Photography Organisation (2014). Mary Ellen Mark died in 2015.