Irwin and Evelyn Fass, Robert Fass' parents, were married in 1950. Robert's decision to photograph his parents in 1997 led him to embark on a larger project, to photograph couples who have been married longer than 40 years. (Photo by Robert Fass)
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Pictures of marriage
by Tom Crann, Minnesota Public RadioJune 2, 2006
St. Paul, Minn. — About 41 percent of marriages in the U.S. end in divorce. That statistic has been on the decline since the late 1970s, but it's still a substantial number.
Photographer Robert Fass' parents were married 47 years, more indicative of their generation.
The portraits Fass made of them back in 1997 provided him with the inspriation for a larger project, a book of photos called, "As Long As We Both Shall Live: Long-Married Couples in America." Fass talked with MPR's Tom Crann.
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