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    I Fought the Law: Photographs by Olivia Locher of the Strangest Laws from Each of the 50 States
    I Fought the Law: Photographs by Olivia Locher of the Strangest Laws from Each of the 50 States
    I Fought the Law: Photographs by Olivia Locher of the Strangest Laws from Each of the 50 States
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    I Fought the Law: Photographs by Olivia Locher of the Strangest Laws from Each of the 50 States

    By Olivia Locher, Kenneth Goldsmith and Eric Shiner

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    Strange, outdated laws from each of the 50 U.S. states—some overturned, some still on the books, and some merely the stuff of legends—are depicted with sly wit by Olivia Locher. Incisive, ironic, and gorgeous, these images will appeal to art buffs and trivia fans alike. A foreword from American poet Kenneth Goldsmith and an interview with the artist by Eric Shiner, former director of the Andy Warhol Museum, contextualize rising-star Locher's photography. From serving wine in teacups in Kansas to licking a toad in Kentucky or perming a child's hair in Nebraska, breaking the law has never looked so good.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChronicle Books Digital
    Release dateSep 5, 2017
    ISBN9781452158181
    I Fought the Law: Photographs by Olivia Locher of the Strangest Laws from Each of the 50 States
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    Olivia Locher

    Olivia Locher is a New York City–based fine art photographer.

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      Book preview

      I Fought the Law - Olivia Locher

      Copyright © 2017 by OLIVIA LOCHER

      .

      Foreword copyright © 2017 by KENNETH GOLDSMITH

      .

      Interview copyright © 2017 by ERIC SHINER

      and OLIVIA LOCHER

      .

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Goldsmith, Kenneth, writer of foreword. | Locher, Olivia, photographer

      (expression) | Shiner, Eric C., interviewer. | Locher, Olivia. Photographs. Selections.

      Title: I fought the law : photographs by Olivia Locher of the strangest laws

      from each of the 50 states / photographs X Olivia Locher ; foreword X

      Kenneth Goldsmith ; interview X Eric Shiner.

      Description: San Francisco :

      Chronicle Books, [2017]

      Identifiers: LCCN 2016039250 |

      ISBN 9781452156958 (hc)

      ISBN 9781452158181 (epub, mobi)

      Subjects: LCSH: Photography,

      Humorous. | Staged photography—United States. | Law—United States—States—Humor. | Law—United States—States—Miscellanea.

      Classification: LCC TR679.5 .I15 2017 | DDC 779—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016039250

      Design by TAYLOR ROY

      Chronicle Books LLC

      680 Second Street

      San Francisco, California 94107

      WWW.CHRONICLEBOOKS.COM

      Contents

      Introduction 4

      . . . And the Law Won 6

      A Conversation Between Eric Shiner and Olivia Locher 8

      Acknowledgments 112

      About the Authors 113

      Introduction

      Hello, I see you’ve discovered my book! The work you are about to experience depicts America’s most unusual laws. Several of them remain on the statute books, the majority of them were at one point removed, others never became laws (but came close!), and a few of them are complete

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