Reviews

This study of the wealthy and the very less-than in San Francisco was created between 1977 and 1985, and was featured as part of the "Three Americans" exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. Using a combination of photographs and text, this photo essay truly brings to the viewer not just the sense of the times, but also of the hopes, dreams and (very likely) future disappointments of the subjects. One striking image among many is that of a young man with a cat and a hat living in a transient hotel who states that his goal one day "is to build an empire." This volume is a redesign and reissue of an out-of-print 1985 edition.--Andre Crump "rangefinderonline.com"