the integral polaroids of jones smith

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Th e Inte gralPol aroids O f Jone s Sm ith S. Cous in

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Jone s Sm ith 's w ife , days b e fore h e r de ath at th e h ands of pe rs on or pe rs ons unk now n.


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An unide ntifie d w om an. Be l ie ve d to h ave b e e n de s troye d. It is th ough t th at th e w om an de picte d paid Jone s Sm ith to h ave it b urnt a fe w days afte r it w as tak e n.


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Jone s Sm ith h im s e l f. Th is is b e l ie ve d to b e th e onl y se l f-portrait tak e n.


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Th e s uns e t ove r More cam b e Bay.


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Th e fe rry O l e ande r b e fore e m b ark ing to O s te nd - w h e re Jone s Sm ith ofte n h ol idaye d.



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Be l ie ve d de s troye d b y Jone s Sm ith h im s e l f, th row n ove rb oard th e fe rry on w h ich h e w as trave l l ing to O s te nd. Th e re as on for h is dis s atis faction w ith th is particl uar inte gralPol aroid is unk now n, th ough Le ah Sh ank s h as ve nture d th at it de picte d th e fe rry on w h ich h e w as trave l l ing, a diffe re nt fe rry (O l e ande r) to th at w h ich h e us ual l y b oarde d.


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An unide ntifie d w om an s at on a de ck -ch air in Joh n Sm ith 's k itch e n, nak e d e xce pt for a pl as tic gl ove , a s un h at and one s h oe .


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A copy of 080541627-02 1711 9 273.


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A s undialand s om e oak tre e s .


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Th e front door of Jone s Sm ith 's h ous e , from th e ins ide .


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Th e front door of Jone s Sm ith 's h ous e , from th e outs ide .


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Unide ntifie d w om an in a b l ue dre s s .


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Th e s am e w om an as de picte d in 080541627-02 1711 9 278, nak e d, touch ing h e r toe s .


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Th e s am e w om an as de picte d in 080541627-02 1711 9 278, and 080541627-02 1711 9 279 , dre s s ing. Initial l y it w as s tate d b y Jul ie Adam s , am ongs t oth e rs , th at th e w om an w as actual l y in th e act of undre s s ing, and th us pre figure d th e pre vious tw o ph otograph s te m poral l y. Th is is re fute d, h ow e ve r, b y th e num b e r s e q ue nce .



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A cl os e - of a w om an w ith h ack e d, s h ort h air, facing a w al l .








Th re e w om e n, nak e d b ut for k itte n m as k s , s tood agains t a w h ite w al l . Each h ol ds a b l ack b al oon attach e d to a pie ce of s tring. Th e one on th e l e ft h ol ds a l it cigar. Th e oth e r tw o e ach h ol d a gl as s of w ine .


Th e w om an on th e l e ft in th e pre vious l y m e ntione d im age . Laugh ing, h ol ding out h e r h and to Sm ith . In re fe re nce to th e w om an Sm ith w rote (in pape rs found afte r h is de ath ): 'AND SH E SPEAK S FRENCH !'


Th e s am e th re e w om e n from th e b ack , w al k ing dow n a h al l w ay. O ne of th e w om e n (on th e righ t) is l ook ing ove r h e r s h oul de r. O nl y th e w om an in th e ce ntre is s til lh ol ding a b l ack b al oon.



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Tw o m e n s at on th e couch in Jone s Sm ith 's front room . Both are nak e d, e ach e ngage d in th e act of m as turb ating th e oth e r. W ritte n b e ne ath th e num b e r al ong th e w h ite s pace is : 'You s cratch m y b ack I w il ls cratch yours .'


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Th e tow e r at th e s e rvice s tation ne ar Lancas te r. W ritte n on th e front is : 'E. Manch e s te r. 6pm .' Th is and 080541627-02 1712 89 51 are th e onl y k now n inte gralPol aroids to b e annotate d b y Jone s Sm ith .


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Unide ntifie d m an and w om an s at on a couch in Jone s Sm ith 's front room (al s o de picte d in 080541627-02 1712 89 51). Th e m an is nak e d from th e w ais t dow n.


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Be l ie ve d to h ave b e e n de s troye d. It is s aid th at Sm ith h im s e l f b urnt th is particul ar inte gralPol aroid in a fit of je al ous y, th e caus e of w h ich is unk now n (Je rry K irs h e nb aum h as , m e rciful l y, re fraine d from providing an uns ub s tantiate d pape r on th is s pe cific inte gralPol aroid).


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A ce rtain K . V. Brace w e l lh as te s tifie d on num e rous occas ions (or as Patricia Sm ith h as s tate d, ‘to w h oe ve r w il ll is te n’) th at th e de piction is of h e r, cl ad onl y in k nick e rs , dancing in h e r garde n, in O s te nd. W h il e th e re are ce rtain incons is te ncie s w h e n s e t s ide b y s ide – for ins tance in a trans cription of an inte rvie w conducte d b y K e nne th D am ford, date d D e ce m b e r 7th 2005, h e s tate s th at th e ph otograph w as tak e n in th e afte rnoon;in an inte rvie w for th e l ocalO s te nd radio s tation re corde d on th e Fe b uary 6th 2006 and b roadcas t th e day afte r, th at it w as e arl y m orning. Th at th e k nick e rs w orn are b l ue in no w ay give s cre de nce to Ge ral dine Carro’s s upe rs tition th at it is th e s am e w om an de picte d in th e th re e inte gralPol aroid's curre ntl y in m y ow n pos s e s s ion (080541627-02 1711 9 278, 080546127-02 1711 9 279 and 080541627-02 1711 9 280). Inde e d, in th e l atte r inte rvie w s h e s tre nuous l y de nie s s uch a cl aim .







Ack now l e dge m e nts A. Cre s s w e l l A. Garre tt A. Y. Gre gory G. Morgan J. Barl ow

A pe ntim e nto / pol aram a production Š Se an Cous in 2007 / 2010 h ttp://pe ntim e nto.s q uare s pace .com / _____________________________


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