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Title
To make their own way in the world
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Barbash, Ilisa, 1959- (editor)
Rogers, Molly, 1967- (editor)
Willis, Deborah, 1948- (editor)
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr (other)
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (host institution)
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (host institution)
Subject
Photography--Social aspects--United States--History--19th century--Congresses (LCSH)
Photography in ethnology--History--19th century--Congresses (LCSH)
Racism in anthropology--United States--History--19th century--Congresses (LCSH)
Monogenism and polygenism--Congresses (LCSH)
African Americans--Southern States--Social conditions--19th century--Congresses (LCSH)
Genre Form
Catalogs (LCGFT)
Conference papers and proceedings (LCGFT)
Language
English (eng)
Illustrative Content
illustrations
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Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: TR183 .T63 2020 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 770.973 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23)
Supplementary Content
bibliography (bibliography)
index (index)
Content
text (txt)
Summary
"To Make Their Own Way in the World is a profound consideration of some of the most challenging images in the early history of photography. The fifteen daguerreotypes-made in 1850 by photographer Joseph T. Zealy portray Alfred, Delia, Drana, Fassena, Jack, Jem, and Renty, men and women of African descent who were enslaved in South Carolina. Since 1976, when the daguerreotypes were rediscovered at Harvard University's Peabody Museum, the photographs have been the subject of intense and widespread study. To Make Their Own Way in the World features essays by prominent scholars who explore topics ranging from the photographs' historical context and the "science" of race to the ways in which photography created a visual narrative of slavery and its effects. Multidisciplinary, deeply collaborative, and with more than two hundred illustrations, including new photography by contemporary artist Carrie Mae Weems, this book frames the Zealy daguerreotypes as works of urgent engagement"-- Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
This intricate question : the "American School" of ethnology and the Zealy daguerrotypes / by Molly Rogers
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To make their own way in the world
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Date: 2020-02-03
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