American Bedroom is an unfiltered poetic photographic journey viewing Americans in their most intimate dwelling: the bedroom. The nature of the project is unguarded portraits of individuals, couples, and families that reveal the depth of their character, truth, and spirit. The images are paired with quotes from each subject and are full of subtle details that invite us to contemplate the idiosyncrasies of each enigmatic life.
“My interest lies in the poetic resonance of ordinary subjects much in the convention of our forefather of the documentary tradition, Walker Evans. I follow his practice of photographing commonplace subjects, working class Americans, beneath notice and yet the very fabric of our nation. I am passionate, but not sentimental about America”
- Barbara Peacock

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Barbara Peacock is an American photographer. She studied Fine Arts at Boston University and Photography and filmmaking at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts. She is a 2017 Getty Editorial Grant Winner & A Women's Photograph Grant 2022 for her project 'American Bedroom.
She lives in Maine outside of Portland.