Viewfinder, 2006 - 20 x 24 inches chromogenic Print

American photographer Thomas Allen constructs witty and clever dioramas using figures cut from the covers of old pulp paperbacks. Using salacious pulp art drawing’s of the ’40s and ’50s that covered books such as ” I Married a Dead Man” and ” Marihuana Girl’, Allen constructs one set of pictures up close while obscuring another, and in the process creates a different context. Each piece is given a brand new storyline, though never quite strays from their cheeky origins. See

Noted, 2005, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Cover, 2002, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Recoil, 2006, 24 x 20 inches - chromogenic Print

Fury, 2006, 24 x 20 inches - chromogenic Print

Stranger, 2005, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Tangle, 2008, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Hindsight, 2006, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Jackpot, 2006, 24 x 20 inches - chromogenic Print

Fancy, 2006, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print>

Breathtaking, 2006, 24 x 20 inches - chromogenic Print

Maneater, 2006 - 20 x 24 inches chromogenic Print

Drawn, 2003, 24 x 20 inches chromogenic Print

Knockout, 2006, 24 x 20 inches - chromogenic Print

Remedy, 2008, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Distraction, 2006, 20 x 24 inchess - chromogenic Print

Explorer, 2006 - 24 x 20 inches. - chromogenic Print

Gripping, 2007, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Posse, 2007, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Bookend, 2004, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Red, 2002, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Stress, 2004, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Venom, 2006, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Recover, 2003, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Reflex, 2004, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Stacked, 2004, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Upshot, 2003, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Loaded, 2006, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Might, 2004, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Gravity, 2006, 24 x 20 inches - chromogenic Print

Lure, 2004, 20 x 24 inches chromogenic Print

Thirst, 2004, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Space, 2002 , 20 x 24 inches chromogenic Print

Undercover, 2004, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Wish, 2006, 20 x 24 inches chromogenic Print

Chemistry, 2006, 24 x 20 inches - chromogenic Print

Uncovered, 2006, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Bear,2004, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Fathom, 2006, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print

Howl, 2006, 20 x 24 inches - chromogenic Print