In the spring and summer of 1984, photographer Peter Feldstein took portraits of everyone in Oxford, Iowa (pop. 673). Twenty-one years later, Feldstein went back, and this time he brought along writer Stephen G. Bloom to document people’s stories. The Oxford Project (Welcome Books) is the remarkable portrait of a small town“virtually untouched by both the vitality and vulgarity of urban America.”
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| Ben Stoker: Both his parents have passed away. |
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| Hunter Tandy: Ashton Kutcher is his second cousin |
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| Pat Henkelman: Cleans houses, has lunch and a cup of tea, watches CNN and has a nap. |
I love then and now themed posts! This one is both interesting and poignant.
Here is a video of The Oxford Project:
See Rosecrans Baldwin's interview with the photographer at The Morning News
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Amazing...every single person has stories & feelings & opinions that are so varied & so interesting...even though we might, by sight, think them uninteresting. This project captured that wonderfully.
ReplyDeleteA great bonus...this reminded me of the British series, The Up Documentary Series, which followed 14 U.K. children from age 7 in 1964. I remembered watching this many years ago...searched it out...it's still going! It's an amazing project. The participants are now 56 years old. Fascinating!
The Apted project is also one of my favourites but I haven't seen the most recent one. What a major undertaking for a director!
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