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The Photography of Mark Laita

Serpentine series

Created Equal series

Born in Detroit in 1960, Mark was raised by Lithuanian parents. His mother was a model and his father worked in GM’s styling department. His family moved to Chicago when he was ten where he discovered photography and began assisting commercial photographers after high school. He attended Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois and Columbia College, where Mark received a BA in Photography.

Mark Laita’s Website
http://www.marklaita.com/

Scottsboro Alabama Book

Scottsboro, Alabama, which consists of 118 exceptionally powerful linoleum prints, provides a unique graphic history of one of the most infamous, racially-charged episodes in the annals of the American judicial system, and of the racial and class struggle of the time. Originally printed in Seattle in 1935, this hitherto unknown document, of which no other known copies exist, is presented here for the first time. It includes a foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley and an introduction by Andrew H. Lee. Mr. Lee discovered the book as part of a gift to the Tamiment Library by the family of Joe North, an important figure in the Communist Party-USA, and an editor at the seminal left-wing journal, the New Masses.

A true historical find and an excellent tool for teaching the case itself and the period which it so indelibly marked, this book allows us to see the Scottsboro case through a unique and highly provocative lens. Link

The Photography of Nick Brandt

“Nick’s exquisite photographs arouse deep emotions. They inspire a sense of awe at the beauty of creation and the sacredness of life. It’s almost impossible to look through his work without sensing the personalities of the beings whom he has photographed.” Jane Goodall Link