could be found in book form. Following graduation, he and former classmate and business partner, Kathleen Aguilar, were hired to take photos of the Thorne Rooms, one of the most popular exhibits at the Art Institute of Chicago. The book, The Thorne Miniature Rooms of the Art Institute of Chicago was released in 1984, with a second edition in 2005. Several postmortem books showcasing Abramson's south side images followed, including the solo-artist publication Gotta Go Gotta Flow: Life, Love, and Lust From Chicago's South Side (2015), with accompanying slam poetry by acclaimed author Patricia Smith. Collected works A Lasting Vision: Photographs From the Institute of Design 1970-2001 (2015), and Chicago Classic Photographers (2017), featured Abramson's south side images, as well. A lesser known portfolio is Camera Night, so named for the semi-monthly events held during the 1970s at strip clubs during which amateur photographers would be invited in before evening shows began to take shots of the performers getting ready. Michael took a different tack by turning his lens on the gobsmacked photographers. These provocative images can be found in Men Looking at Women in the 70s, released by Hoxton Mini-Press in 2017. Exhibitions and Museums Since 2011, Abramson's South side images have been displayed at multiple galleries and museums, including the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago (2014), Fotographie Forum in Frankfurt, Germany (2017), Benhadj-Djilali Gallerie in Berlin (2018), MMX Gallery in London (2018), Blue Sky Gallery'' in Portland, Oregon (2018), Candela Unbound! Gallery in Richmond, Virginia (2018), and at The Rangefinder Gallery in Chicago (2019) Today Abramson's photographs are archived in permanent collections at the Smithsonian, Art Institute of Chicago, California Museum of Photography, Chicago History Museum, and the Milwaukee Art Museum. References External links Michael Abramson's Official Website Purchase Light on the South Side 1948 births 2011 deaths American photographers Artists from Chicago