Author: Manos, ConstantineCelebrated American photographer Constantine Manos captures Boston on the brink – of celebration, transformation and unrest. Commissioned for the 1975 Bicentennial exhibition 'Where’s Boston?', Manos’ nine-month photographic journey offers a vibrant portrait of daily life through street scenes, interiors & public moments, sharing glimpses of the political dissent and grassroots activism that defined 70s Boston: anti-busing protests, labor strikes and demands for racial & gender equity.Presented for the first time with contextual essays about the photographer, the series and Boston’s urban fabric of the 1970s this publication revisits the iconic project with fresh insight. It also includes passages from newly conducted oral histories with individuals pictured in the photographs, as well as with politicians, artists and activists who shaped the era.ISBN 9781646570546. Marquand Books. hb. 136 pages. 107 b/w ills. 22.9 x 22.9 cm.available
