A Polaroid Every Day

Posted by Miss Cellania in Arts & Crafts, Pictures on May 23, 2008 at 9:40 am


Artist and musician Jamie Livingston began taking a Polaroid picture every day, from March 31st, 1979 through October 5th, 1997 -his 41st birthday, and the day he died. The resulting 6,697 pictures are an art collection, exhibited by his friends Hugh Crawford and Betsy Reid. Chris Higgins at mental_floss has posted select photos that follow the story of Livingston’s life and decline as he battled cancer, plus the story of what happened to the photo collection afterward. Warning: have your hankie ready. Link


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3 comments to "A Polaroid Every Day"

  1. Cassie
    May 23rd, 2008 at 3:23 pm

    Not to be nitpicky, but I don't think that's actually Jamie in the picture there.

  2. Miss Cellania
    May 23rd, 2008 at 5:24 pm

    OK, since I can't tell which ones are him, as he changes a lot over time, I changed the pic to one with two people in it.

  3. Louisa
    May 23rd, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    Well, that was depressing.


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