Edmund Teske 1975

"Edmund Teske" is a 1975 photograph by Mike Mandel that presents a man with a long white beard wearing a baseball cap and catching a ball in a baseball glove. Mandel's work often explores themes of identity, representation, and the nature of photography. This photo, part of a series of baseball card-like portraits, humorously blurs the lines between reality and artifice, highlighting the constructed nature of identity and the power of visual representation. The work, a striking black-and-white photograph, is part of a larger series of photographic works by Mandel that explore the nature of visual representation and identity in contemporary culture.