This photo, taken by photojournalist Dana Fineman, is from an interesting book, “A Day in the Life of America“, a photo series compiled by Rick Smolan and David Cohen. “[A Day in the Life of America] is a scrapbook of a nation. The color and black-and-white pictures in this book were chosen from almost a quarter million shot on May 2, 1986. No picture is twenty-four hours older or younger than any other.” Totally engrossing. Too bad they couldn’t have waited one more day. My brother was born on May 3, 1986.
Thanks to Luke, I now own the book I so fervently coveted, “Extreme Canvas” by Ernie Wolfe III. Its awesomeness cannot be described. The glorious collection of full-page color plates are wonderful look at, but even more engrossing are the artists’ biographies and the essays exploring the history of the art form. The book is out of print, but luckily copies are still available here.