Slaves of Mimesis: Nine Years on 23rd Street
April 24 – May 24, 2014
Mike Disfarmer
Untitled, ca. 1940-45
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940-45
3 x 5 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Wallace Sloane, Elliot Smith and Brother Homer, ca. 1940-45
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940-45
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Buddie and Hallie, ca. 1940-45
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940-45
4.5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer, I.D. Stark and cousin Bill Stone, ca. 1940-45
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940-45, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
'Velox' paper stamp on verso
Mike Disfarmer
Merlon Noah and Sisters Emmagean Faust, Ruth Faust,
Abigail Faust and Eula Faust Mannon, ca. 1940
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940
4.5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Billy and Vane, ca. 1940-45
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940-45
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Curry, Willard and Theo Verser, ca. 1940-45
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940-45
4 ½ x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Untitled, ca. 1940-45
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940-45
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Noma and Max, ca. 1930
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1930
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Untitled, ca. 1940-45
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940-45
4.5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Untitled, ca. 1940
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940
4.5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Untitled, 1948
Vintage gelatin silver, printed in 1948
3 x 4.5 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Zeb Seymore and Grandpa Jenkins, ca. 1940-45
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940-45
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Aunt Bet Hartsfield, Alene and Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Brown, ca. 1925
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1925
3 x 5 inches
Mike Disfarmer
John Bullard and Blanche Bailey with Her Son Dan, ca. 1945
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1945
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Untitled, ca. 1940
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Untitled, ca. 1940
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Pug Hayes and Junior Newman, September 23, 1944
Vintage gelatin silver, printed in 1944
3 x 5 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Gloria and Jo, ca. 1950
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1950
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Rob, Illa and Ellie, ca. 1940-45
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940-45
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Estee and Neeta Sue, ca. 1940-45
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940-45
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Mr. Hipp, ca. 1940
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940
4.5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Seldon and Pete, August 19, 1944
Vintage gelatin silver, printed in 1944
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Untitled, ca. 1940-45
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1940-45
3 x 4.5 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Untitled, ca. 1925
Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1925
5 x 3 inches
Mike Disfarmer
Ruth Faust (left) and Unidentified, 1947
Vintage gelatin silver, printed in 1947
4 ½ x 3 inches
SKG artist Mike Disfarmer is featured in the group exhibition, All of Arkansas: Arkansas Made, County by County, on view at the Arkansas Made Gallery through March 11, 2018.
Between 1915 and 1959, American studio photographer Mike Disfarmer (1884-1959) made portraits of the residents of Heber Springs, a small town in rural Arkansas. Only after his death did his work become known internationally and regarded as a typical example of classic American portrait photography. Foam is staging a major retrospective, with 182 vintage photographs, including a number of 8 x 10 inch prints that have never been exhibited before.
A new book on SKG artist Mike Disfarmer has been published. The book, "Disfarmer: Man Behind the Camera,” written by Kim Davis, is available for purchase at the Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie and on Amazon.
Jennifer Nixon discusses the group exhibition, "All of Arkansas: Arkansas Made, County by County," featuring SKG artist Mike Disfarmer. The exhibition is on view through March 11, 2018.
Non-fiction author Verlyn Klinkenborg offers his opinion on Original Disfarmer Photographs
Critic Philip Gefter chronicles the mad dash to acquire Disfamer's photography in anticipation of Steven Kasher Gallery's exhibition.
Vince Aletti describes the "down-home elegance and genuine soul" of Mike Disfarmer's work.
ICP's online editorial platform credits Steven Kasher as one of many figures responsible for Disfarmer's posthumous resurgence.
Author Russell Hart reports on the dogged pursuit of Mike Disfarmer prints by collectors such as Steven Kasher
The Ozarks Mountaineer writes a feature on the photography of Mike Disfarmer
NPR's The Picture Show highlights Mike Disfarmer in conjunction with Bill Frisell's eponymous album.
Brill Frisell debuts an album entirely inspired by the late Mike Disfarmer.
St. Ann’s Warehouse debuts a puppet show entirely devoted to the life and times of portrait photographer Mike Disfarmer.
