Photographer: Lauren Greenfield

Title: "Models Backstage at Prada's Spring Show"

Lauren Greenfield: "Models Backstage at Prada's Spring Show," Milan, 2009

A portrait from the book, "Generation Wealth," in which Greenfield examines the influence of affluence over the last 25 years, illustrating the globalization of materialism, celebrity culture and social status. Her thought-provoking collection explores how "keeping up with the Joneses" became "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," magnifying the aspirational gap between what we want and what we can afford. The exhibit is not about the rich, but the pervasive desire for more.

Lauren Greenfield (American, b. 1966)

Lauren Greenfield is a filmmaker and photojournalist, best known for her color photographs that portray the lifestyles of affluent teens and preteens. Her work reveals the surprising and often disturbing face of contemporary American youth. Greenfield's photographs have been featured in publications including National Geographic, Time Magazine, and Vanity Fair. Her work includes the films/photo-reportages: "THIN," "kids + money," "Generation Wealth," and "Fast Forward: Growing Up in the Shadows of Hollywood." Greenfield has received the International Center of Photography's Young Photographer Infinity Award, the National Geographic Society Documentary Grant, and an award from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. Her photographs have been collected by prominent institutions, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Getty Museum, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and the French Ministry of Culture. Greenfield was born in Boston, grew up in Los Angeles, and graduated from Harvard University.

Signed by photographer

Image size: 13 x 8.5 inches (landscape)

Approx. framed size: 21 x 17 inches