NYC: Exhibit "African American Vernacular Photography"
"African American Vernacular Photography: Selections From the Daniel Cowin Collection"
December 9, 2005 - February 26, 2006International Center of Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street
(212) 857-0000,
www.icp.org
There is little public documentation about the private lives of African Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when their social transactions took place for the most part outside of public view and often away from the camera's lens. This exhibition offers a glimpse into the rarely presented everyday lives of African Americans through a variety of photographic genres and poses: formal studio portraits, casual snapshots, images of children,images of uniformed soldiers, wedding portraits, and "Southern-views"that were made for tourist consumption. While some of the sitters were celebrities of the day, the majority of subjects are unnamed Americans. The images attest to photography's ability to record personal histories for private uses and to create historical documents.
December 9, 2005 - February 26, 2006International Center of Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street
(212) 857-0000,
www.icp.org
There is little public documentation about the private lives of African Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when their social transactions took place for the most part outside of public view and often away from the camera's lens. This exhibition offers a glimpse into the rarely presented everyday lives of African Americans through a variety of photographic genres and poses: formal studio portraits, casual snapshots, images of children,images of uniformed soldiers, wedding portraits, and "Southern-views"that were made for tourist consumption. While some of the sitters were celebrities of the day, the majority of subjects are unnamed Americans. The images attest to photography's ability to record personal histories for private uses and to create historical documents.
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