Hope Abandoned: Eastern State Penitentiary - Hardcover

Hal Kirn; Perrott, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0967045509 ISBN 13: 9780967045504

Publisher: Pennsylvania Prison Society, 2000

Synopsis

Eastern State Penitentiary, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened in 1829 to international acclaim. Architect John Haviland designed this landmark experiment in architecture and building technology to embody Quaker ideals about institutional reform, civic responsibility, and criminal behavior. The Penitentiary was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965; it closed in 1971, and was abandoned for over twenty years. The Penitentiary has found renewed life as a historic site and educational facility under the management of the newly created Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc. Hope Abandoned features photographs and quotes taken long after the last door was locked and sealed. According to Perrott, his images of the decrepit and decayed prison depict the "awful beauty of this mostly dark and profoundly disturbing place."

About this title

About the Author

Mark Perrott lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he has worked as a professional photographer since 1971. His collection of images of the now defunct Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation's Blast Furnace Department--informally known as "Eliza"--was published by Howell Press in 1989.

Hal Kirn has produced films and videos for the past 25 years on a wide range of subjects. He has been honored with two Academy Award nominations, including one for his docudrama about Eastern State Penitentiary, "Let the Doors be of Iron."

Edition details

• Publisher: Pennsylvania Prison Society
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0967045509
• ISBN 13: 9780967045504
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 105