Ernest Cole, Untitled, 196871; from Ernest Cole: The True America (Aperture, 2023).
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But in 1966, he was labeled a banned person and fled the country.
His work as a photographer continued.
Ernest Cole, Untitled, 1968–71; from Ernest Cole: The True America (Aperture, 2023). © 2023 Ernest Cole Family Trust
As Cole released very few images during his lifetime, these photographs were thought to be lost.
Luckily, they were among over 60,000 negatives recovered in Sweden in 2017.
In the aftermath, his negatives had gone missing until well after his death.
Ernest Cole, Untitled, 1968–71; from Ernest Cole: The True America (Aperture, 2023). © 2023 Ernest Cole Family Trust
Upon their discovery, the work was returned to the Ernest Cole Family Trust.
The book is now available viaAperture,Bookshop, andAmazon.
The True Americais the first time that photographer Ernest Cole’s photographs of America have been published.
Ernest Cole, Untitled, 1968–71; from Ernest Cole: The True America (Aperture, 2023). © 2023 Ernest Cole Family Trust
Ernest Cole, Untitled, 196871; from Ernest Cole: The True America (Aperture, 2023).
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