Background information
"When it first appeared in 1971, the groundbreaking book 'Tulsa' by American photographer Larry CLARK sparked immediate controversy across the nation. Its graphic depictions of sex, violence, and drug abuse in the youth culture of Oklahoma were acclaimed by critics for stripping bare the myth that Middle America had been immune to the social convulsions that rocked America in the 1960s. Content
The raw, haunting images taken in 1963, 1968, and 1971 in this photo volume, Tulsa', b Larry CLARK document a youth culture progressively overwhelmed by self-destruction -- and are as moving and disturbing today as when they first appeared. Additional information
The photo volume 'Tulsa' by Larry CLARK was originally published in a limited paperback version and republished in 1983 as a limited hardcover edition commissioned by the author, rare-book dealers sell copies of this book for more than a thousand dollars.
- Format
- Re-edit, 2nd print run, pb. (no dust jacket, as issued) 23 x 30,5 x 1,5 cm., 64 pp., b/w ills., text language: English