Committed to the Image: Contemporary Black Photographers - Softcover

Clyde Taylor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872731448 ISBN 13: 9780872731448

Publisher: Brooklyn Museum of Art in asso, 2001

Synopsis

Represents a far-ranging exploration of contemporary African American identity.

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About the Author

Barbara Head Millstein is Curator of Photography at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the organizer of the exhibition Committed to the Image. She is the co-author, with Sarah M. Lowe, of Consuelo Kanaga: An American Photographer.

Deba P. Patnaik is Professor of Culture and Interdisciplinary Studies and Director of Multicultural Affairs at Antioch College. A poet, translator, and critic, he has written widely about contemporary photography.

Clyde Taylor is a film historian, cultural critic, and essayist. He is professor in the Gallatin School of Individualized Study and in the African Studies program of New York University.

From Library Journal

Accompanying an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, this volume provides a remarkable sampling of the work of almost 100 contemporary African American photographers. Although each photographer is represented by only a few images, his or her unique vision and artistic techniques are readily evident. What these artists have in common is the use of the photographic medium to make powerful statements about the black experience in America, with results ranging from profoundly dignified portraits of both famous and ordinary people, to photojournalistic records of the ongoing struggle for justice and civil rights, and symbolic (and sometimes abstracted) images focusing on important social/racial issues. Preceding the catalog of images are several short essays that provide some historical background to black photography and underscore the unambiguously assertive content of the photographs. Short biographies of the 94 photographers are also provided. Highly recommended for any library with an interest in black studies, history of photography, or American culture. Eugene C. Burt, Data Arts, Seattle
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Edition details

• Publisher: Brooklyn Museum of Art in asso
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872731448
• ISBN 13: 9780872731448
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240