Michael Harker drove past old barns on gravel roads and blacktop highways for years. He generally dismissed them as obsolete outbuildings until November 1993, when he felt compelled to photograph a windmill in Clutier, Iowa. This single photograph launched him on a seven-and-a-half-year mission to document Iowa's barns and all they represent. The result is "Harker's Barns: Visions of an American Icon."
Each of the seventy-five black-and-white images featured in "Harker's Barns" beautifully and heartbreakingly captures the glory and ultimate demise of one of rural America's most enduring...
Michael Harker drove past old barns on gravel roads and blacktop highways for years. He generally dismissed them as obsolete outbuildings until Nov...