Joyce Baronio 42nd Street Studio, 1980 Photography Art Book

Vintage photography book by Joyce Baronio documenting the 42nd Street Studio in 1980. A rare and collectible art publication capturing the raw, underground culture of New York’s iconic 42nd Street scene. NSFW content. Published in 1980, this vintage photobook offers an intimate and provocative glimpse into a bygone era of New York City.1st Edition. Hardcover42nd Street Studio (1980), self-published by Joyce Baronio, collects black-and-white portraits of sex workers she photographed in her Times Square studio. With a foreword by Baronio and introduction by Linda Nochlin, it won the American Institute of Graphic Arts Award for Excellence.Joyce Baronio studied photography at Yale under Walker Evans before spending four years documenting performers in Times Square’s sex shows. Her landmark book 42nd Street Studio brought international acclaim; one image later became the cover of The Oxford Companion to the Photograph in 2005.ConditionGood Condition. Some very light wear to slip cover. Light damage to first interior page.Dimensions (approx)11.5″ x 15.25″ x 0.625″

L 29.21 cm x W 38.74 cm x H 1.59 cm – 5 lb
L 11.50 in x W 15.25 in x H 0.63 in