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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

"Streetwalkers, Second-Tier Tarts, and Fallen Women", Joa...

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.

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

Joan Colom – Streetwalkers, Second-Tier Tarts, and Fallen Women

Joan Colom – Streetwalkers, Second-Tier Tarts, and Fallen Women

Image courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Joan Colom – Streetwalkers, Second-Tier Tarts, and Fallen Women

Image courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Image courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Joan Colom – Streetwalkers, Second-Tier Tarts, and Fallen Women

Image courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Joan Colom – Streetwalkers, Second-Tier Tarts, and Fallen Women

Joan Colom – Streetwalkers, Second-Tier Tarts, and Fallen Women

Image courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Image courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Books

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Joan Colom: Raval

Steidl, 2006

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

La Fábrica, 2014

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Joan Colom: Fotografías de Barcelona

Lunwerg Editores, 2007

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