CHS promgoers pose in People
As a high school student, prom may be the ultimate school-related cliché, one that New York photographer Mary Ellen Mark explores in her latest exhibition, “Prom.” Traveling around the country over the past three years, Mark attended several proms— including Charlottesville High School’s 2008 prom— capturing the magic the night entails. For four CHS prom-going couples, inclusion in Mark’s project meant more than a night of memories— the couple’s portraits were recently showcased in both the McGuffey Art Center and People’s June 16 issue (shown at left).
“Prom is just a great American ritual, so incredibly visual,” Mark says. “I wanted to show the rite of passage. It’s very much an important American custom.”
Mark, who claims to still own her prom pictures, captured the magic of prom throughout the country, stopping in places such as Houston, Texas, Pacific Palisades, California, and Brooklyn, New York, before coming to Charlottesville. After (more)
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