Christopher Payne
The barbed wire fencing surrounding Matteawan State Hospital in Beacon, New York
Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
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Christopher Payne |
Patient suitcases in the ward attic of Bolivar State Hospital in Tennessee
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Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
Christopher Payne
The patient ward of the Buffalo State Hopsital in New York
Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
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Christopher Payne |
The Buffalo State Hospital at night
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Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
Christopher Payne
A patient bathtub at the Fairfield State Hospital in Connecticut
Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
Christopher Payne
Patient toothbrushes at Hudson River State Hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York
Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
Christopher Payne
A beauty salon at Trenton State Hospital in New Jersey
Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
Christopher Payne
Bowling shoes at Rockland State Hospital in New York
Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
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Christopher Payne |
An observation window in the door to a seclusion room at Middletown State Hospital in New York
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Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
Christopher Payne
State records and files at Spring Grove State Hospital in Maryland
Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
Christopher Payne
The lobby of the Yankton State Hospital in South Dakota
Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
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Christopher Payne |
Peeling paint in a stairwell at Harlem Valley State Hospital in New York
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Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
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A straightjacket at the Logansport State Hospital in Indiana
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Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
Christopher Payne
An autopsy room at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
Christopher Payne
Unclaimed copper cremation urns at Oregon State Hospital
Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
Christopher Payne
A cemetery at Connecticut Valley State Hospital
Jennie Rothenberg-Gritz talks with photographer Christopher Payne about his new book, Asylum
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