Below is a trailer for a recent documentary about the life of Mike Disfarmer and the town of Heber Springs, Arkansas.
These wonderful books of Mike Disfarmer's photographs are available online or through the galleries of note:
Houk,Edward with Gerd Sander, Richard B. Woodward, and Michael Mattis. Disfarmer The Vintage Prints.NY: Edward Houk Gallery and New York, NY: powerHouse Books, 2005
Kasher, Steven. Mike Disfarmer. Essay by Alan Trachtenberg. Foreward by Steven Kasher. Edited by Steven Kasher. Gottengen, Germany: Steidl Publishers and New York: Steven Kasher Gallery, 2005.
Miller, Peter and Julia Scully. Disfarmer 1939-1946 Heber Springs Portraits. From the Collection of Peter Miller and Julia Scully. Essay by Julia Scully. Sante Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, 1976-1996.
Other interesting Disfarmer influenced pieces:
Dan Hurlin's production of "Disfarmer" at St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY. Original music by Dan Moses Schreier. Text by Sally Oswald. World Premier: Jan 27-Feb 8, 2009.
Houk,Edward with Gerd Sander, Richard B. Woodward, and Michael Mattis. Disfarmer The Vintage Prints.NY: Edward Houk Gallery and New York, NY: powerHouse Books, 2005
Kasher, Steven. Mike Disfarmer. Essay by Alan Trachtenberg. Foreward by Steven Kasher. Edited by Steven Kasher. Gottengen, Germany: Steidl Publishers and New York: Steven Kasher Gallery, 2005.
Miller, Peter and Julia Scully. Disfarmer 1939-1946 Heber Springs Portraits. From the Collection of Peter Miller and Julia Scully. Essay by Julia Scully. Sante Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, 1976-1996.
Other interesting Disfarmer influenced pieces:
Dan Hurlin's production of "Disfarmer" at St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY. Original music by Dan Moses Schreier. Text by Sally Oswald. World Premier: Jan 27-Feb 8, 2009.
And finally Bill Frisell has written a beautiful inspired by Mike Disfarmer. Here is a sample: