Christmas in Purgatory: A Photographic Essay on Mental Retardation
A Photographic Essay On Mental Retardation
Book • 1974
In 1965, Burton Blatt and photographer Fred Kaplan secretly visited back wards of five state institutions across four eastern states, using a hidden camera to capture disturbing images of overcrowding, neglect, and abuse.
Self-published in 1966 with 1,000 free copies distributed to legislators and advocates, it was later picked up by Allyn and Bacon, sparking national outrage and influencing policy changes, including attention from President Johnson.
Self-published in 1966 with 1,000 free copies distributed to legislators and advocates, it was later picked up by Allyn and Bacon, sparking national outrage and influencing policy changes, including attention from President Johnson.
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Mentioned by Doug Crandell when discussing Burton Blatt's exposé of institutional conditions.
Doug Crandell, "Twenty-Two Cents an Hour: Disability Rights and the Fight to End Subminimum Wages" (Cornell UP, 2022)
