Barbara Peacock Explained

Barbara Peacock is an American photographer, living in Portland, Maine. She has published the books Hometown (2016) and American Bedroom (2023).

Early life and education

Peacock grew up in Westford, Massachusetts.^[1] She studied fine arts at Boston University College of Fine Arts, and photography and filmmaking at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, also in Boston.^[2]

Work

Hometown is a 33-year project that documents the small-town people and events of Westford.^[1] American Bedroom is a series of portraits of people in their bedrooms, as well as personal statements from them. The work is about the "complexities and idiosyncrasies of contemporary American life."^[3] Looking for a cross-section of people from all walks of life, Peacock photographed about 400 people in every region of the United States, between 2016 and 2023. The book is broken down into five sections by geographic region. ^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

she lived in Portland, Maine.^[6]

Publications

• Hometown: 1982–2016. Brooklyn, NY: Bazan Photos, 2016. .
• American Bedroom: Reflections on the Nature of Life. Heidelberg, Germany: Kehrer, 2023. .

Awards

• 2017: One of five winners, Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography for American Bedroom. A $10,000 award.^{[7] [8] [9]}
• 2022: One of seven winners, Women Photograph Project Grant for American Bedroom. A $5,000 award.^[10]

Notes and References

1. News: Rosenberg . David . 2015-04-05 . This Photographer Spent 33 Years Capturing the Subtle Changes in Her Small New England Town . 2024-03-19 . Slate . en-US . 1091-2339.
2. Web site: 2020-03-05 . Hit The Streets 157: American Bedroom with Barbara Peacock . 2024-03-20 . Valérie Jardin . en-US.
3. News: 2017-09-12 . American Bedroom by Barbara Peacock – photographic portraits . 2024-03-19 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
4. Web site: Lakritz . Talia . What bedrooms look like across the US . 2024-03-19 . Business Insider . en-US.
5. Web site: What our bedrooms say about us . 2024-03-19 . CNN.
6. Web site: Lusina . Anete . 2022-06-21 . Portraits of Americans in the Intimacy of Their Bedrooms . 2024-03-19 . PetaPixel . en.
7. Web site: Estrin . James . 2017-09-07 . Getty Images Grant Winners Announced for 2017 . 2024-03-20 . The New York Times . en.
8. Web site: Jackson . Alex . Getty Images announces its 2017 grant winners . 2024-03-20 . British Journal of Photography. en-GB.
9. Web site: 2017-09-24 . Portland photographer wins $10K Getty grant . 2024-03-20 . Portland Press Herald.
10. https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2022/07/27/here-are-winners-this-years-women-photograph-grants/