Book Review: What is Left Behind: Stories from Estate Sales by Norm Diamond
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What Is Left Behind features photographs of items at estate sales that explore themes of memory, mortality, and cultural history. Estate sales have become a common way for people to dispose of their parents’ possessions after they die or move to assisted living. Over the course of a year, Norm Diamond visited countless estate sales, photographing objects that evoke feelings of sadness, humor, and sometimes the ironic commentary on American cultural history. The resulting images are gathered in Diamond’s first monograph:
Book Review: What is Left Behind: Stories from Estate Sales by Norm Diamond
Book Review: What is Left Behind: Stories…
Book Review: What is Left Behind: Stories from Estate Sales by Norm Diamond
What Is Left Behind features photographs of items at estate sales that explore themes of memory, mortality, and cultural history. Estate sales have become a common way for people to dispose of their parents’ possessions after they die or move to assisted living. Over the course of a year, Norm Diamond visited countless estate sales, photographing objects that evoke feelings of sadness, humor, and sometimes the ironic commentary on American cultural history. The resulting images are gathered in Diamond’s first monograph: