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Mike Disfarmer (1884-1959) was an American photographer whose portraits of everyday people in rural Arkansas became regarded as art some years after his death.Born Mike Meyer he changed his surname to Disfarmer possibly to break with his family’s agrarian roots the first move in a maverick career that embraced both obscurity and a rigorous aesthetic.[citation needed] Disfarmer maintained a portrait studio in his hometown of Heber Springs Arkansas and photographed members of the local community for small fees.[citation needed] But his penny portraits were far more than mere keepsake photographs.