NUCLEAR BUNKER

Rabbit, Westown

The huntmaster at the traditional lunch following the hunt on horseback, Normandy, France, 1987. This 200-year-old club used to host weekly hunts on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Now that many members work during the week, the hunt is held only on weekends.

Bruce de Sainte Croix Triptych (1 of 3)

David Wojnarowicz with a Snake

Untitled, 1976

A “rallye” party at the Jockey Club, one of Paris’s most rarefied private clubs, 1987. Associations of noble families organize these parties to allow aristocratic youth to meet others of their class. For such events the Association of French Nobility can provide formal attire as a charitable service to those who may not be able to afford it.

Cow with Straw in Its Mouth

Untitled (Grave Site), Shady Grove, Alabama

Children walk past a burned building in the aftermath of riots sparked by the acquittal of four police officers who were videotaped beating Rodney King, Los Angeles, 1992. The unrest, which spread from South Central L.A. to other parts of the city, left 53 people dead and caused an estimated $1 billion worth of property damage.

Coverstitch

Window Writing, Chicago

Children at a wedding, Irish Itinerants series, Galway, Ireland, 1991. Although Travellers often live in impoverished conditions, weddings are elaborate affair.