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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

    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.

    Suggest an Edit

    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

    upscaled cover image 9781910164891
    Sleeping by the Mississippi
    • MACK BOOKS, 2017
    30336413528
    Sleeping by the Mississippi
    • Steidl, 2004
    upscaled cover image 9783960985372
    Joachim Brohm & Alec Soth: Two Rivers
    • Buchhandlung Walther König, 2019

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    • Alec Soth (1969)

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

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