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Closing: The Life and Death of an American Factory

"An unflinchingly fair analysis. Hard-edged and realistic. Closing...issues a bold challenge to 'business as usual."
New York Times Book Review

The story of the White Furniture Company–a century-old, family-owned business that was bought out by a huge corporate conglomerate and later closed–puts a human face on the economic realities of the 1990s.

Bill Bamberger took his revealing and powerful photographs during the last four months of operation on the factory floor, working side by side with the White employees. Cathy Davidson’s text focuses on six people who represent every economic level in the American workforce: CEO, executive assistant, middle manager, supervisor, skilled artisan, and manual laborer. 31 full-color and 61 black-and-white photographs