African American Vernacular Photography

Selections from the Daniel Cowin Collection

Bibliographic Data

ID10018149
AuthorsTanya Sheehan (Columbia University, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume93
Issue3
Pages815-819
Publication date2006-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of American History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-8723 • E-ISSN: 1945-2314
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/4486420
OpenAlexW2327894944
LanguageEN
Citations received3

“African American Vernacular Photography: Selections from the Daniel Cowin Collection.” International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. Temporary exhibition, Dec. 9, 2005–Feb. 26, 2006. 765 sq. ft. Brian Wallis, curator. Internet: brief description of exhibition, photographs, museum information, online store, http://www.icp.org/site/c.dnJGKJNsFqG/b.1288081/k.85A7/Daniel_Cowin.htm. In “African American Vernacular Photography: Selections from the Daniel Cowin Collection,” the International Center of Photography (icp) presented selections from the Daniel Cowin Collection of African American History, a gift of approximately sixteen hundred photographs, which the center acquired in 1990. Among the sixty-six works displayed in the small exhibition space were commercial studio portraits of black slaves, performers, and community leaders; snapshots of African Americans at home and play; stereocards depicting racist humor and touristic views of southern life; and photographic documents of education reform in black communities. According to Chief Curator Brian Wallis, those pictures speak to the

Art · Art history · Exhibition · Literature · Photography · Portrait · Studio · Vernacular · Visual arts · History · Photographic and Visual Arts · Photography and Visual Culture · Visual Culture and Art Theory

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