Acrobat with a Dog
National Circus of Vietnam
Hanoi, North Vietnam
1994
Paper size: 14 x 10 7/8 inches
Image size: 12 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches

$1500





Mary Ellen Mark was born in Philadelphia in 1940 and is based in New York City. For over four decades, she has traveled the world documenting everyday life with poignancy, humility and humor. Among her achievements are the Cornell Capa Award of the International Center of Photography; the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship; fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Matrix Award for outstanding woman in the field of film/photography; the World Press Award for Outstanding Body of Work Throughout the Years; and Robert F. Kennedy Awards. She is a contributing photographer to The New Yorker and has published photo-essays and portraits in such publications as LIFE, New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair. With over sixteen published books and photography exhibitions worldwide, Mary Ellen Mark is truly a legend in the world of documentary photography.


Sothebys_BluePMS282...with deepest gratitude to Sotheby’s for making this special project possible and its long standing commitment to the Lotus House Women’s Shelter.