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Triptychs: Buffalo's Lower West Side Revisited

Collector Grade · C- Rarity · Common Deal · Great Confidence · Low
Hardcover (with Dust Jacket) English 141 pages 23.7 x 30.9 x 2.0 cm 1070g

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Description

The photographic approach in Triptychs: Buffalo’s Lower West Side Revisited employs triadic compositions to explore the social and architectural landscape of Buffalo’s Lower West Side. Milton Rogovin’s images capture the textured reality of this community, focusing on relationships between people, interiors, and exteriors in a cohesive visual narrative.

The work reveals themes of urban life, economic hardship, and resilience, presenting a nuanced portrait of a changing neighborhood. Through careful framing and sequencing, Rogovin emphasizes continuity and contrast within daily life, allowing viewers insight into the environment and its inhabitants across multiple perspectives.

Published by W W Norton & Company in 1994, this 141-page collection stands as a document of place and time, highlighting Rogovin’s commitment to socially engaged documentary photography.