Art Brings Life to Old Case Studies
Naomi Pfefferman
January 15, 2004
The eight stark photographs show scenes from a decaying mansion in West Adams, where a homeless parent and child \”squat\” amid dust and detritus. A microwave oven sits on a peeling bureau; a wall has crumbled between the toilet and living room.\n\nThe images — featured in \”Still Listening: 150 Years of Jewish Family Service\” — are photographer Albert Winn\’s present-day response to an old Jewish Family Service (JFS) case history. The 1934 report describes an impoverished family living in squalor behind a tin shop.
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