Michael Abramson
Michael L. Abramson (1948-2011) was an American photographer best known for his striking series of black and white photographs from the mid-1970s documenting the nightlife of black clubs on Chicago's South Side. Though the time and place differs, their mood recalls the night life captured by Brassaļ in the clubs of Paris during the early decades of the 20th century. His photographs can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago History...See more
Michael L. Abramson (1948-2011) was an American photographer best known for his striking series of black and white photographs from the mid-1970s documenting the nightlife of black clubs on Chicago's South Side. Though the time and place differs, their mood recalls the night life captured by Brassaļ in the clubs of Paris during the early decades of the 20th century. His photographs can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago History Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, and the California Museum of Photography. See less