Depictions of Haitians living in the capital city of Port-au-Prince at the time of the ill-fated Presidential election in November 1987, consisting of views of grieving relatives and friends of victims of political violence attending funeral services; individuals trying to go about their daily lives amid squalor and violence; individuals gathered in various indoor and outdoor spaces; groups of men, possibly representing armed gangs; members of the Haitian army; front exteriors of dwellings; and building fronts covered with political slogans and campaign posters. Some images are darkly printed, obscuring details and casting figures into deep shadows. Of note is a view of a vandalized market place where a young man is carrying two chunks of raw meat in the background while the back of a knife-welding individual is in the foreground.
Content: All photographs bear handwritten captions on verso.
Content: All items are Cibachrome (Ilfochrome) prints.
Biographical/historical: Costa Sakellariou is currently an adjunct photography professor in the Art Department of Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Physical Description
Extent: 25 items (one box)
Extent: 25 photographic prints : color ; 21 x 26 cm
