The American Scholar

Where the Livin’ Is Easy

photographs the residents of her high-rise complex in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan, most often inside their apartments. Her subjects include a diverse mix of teachers, social workers, nurses, and writers, among other middle-income tenants, many of whom have lived in the community since the 1970s. As a break,

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