Vision and Difference: Genealogies of Feminism Fall 2023

Carnival Strippers

New England, 1972-1975.

From 1972 to 1975, I spent my summers photographing and interviewing women who performed striptease for small town carnivals in New England, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. As I followed the girl shows from town to town, I photographed the dancers' public performances as well as their private lives. I also taped interviews with the dancers, their boyfriends, the show managers, and paying customers.

-S.M.


See more at Susan Meiselas - Carnival Strippers

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