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Mary Ellen Mark’s “Ward 81”

This photograph depicts what seems to be a woman who is curled up in a ball while in the shower. The woman is fully dressed which is strange. The black and white creates a gloominess as well. The woman is clearly not well, and this image clearly exposes her cry for help.

Mary Ellen Mark – Ward 81 – 300B-026-13A. Accessed April 11, 2021. http://www.maryellenmark.com/books/titles/ward_81/300B-026-13A_ward81_520.html.

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