What We're Reading: Who Owns Mike Disfarmer's Photography?
Mike Disfarmer operated a portrait studio in a small Arkansas town during the first half of the 20th century, charging clients two quarters for a trio of postcard-size prints. Disfarmer never married or had children, and he died, in 1959, without leaving a will. When his work was later discovered …
Read the whole story at The New Yorker.