To Make Their Own Way in the World is a profound consideration of some of the most challenging images in the history of photography: fifteen daguerreotypes of Alfred, Delia, Drana, Fassena, Jack, Jem, and Renty--men and women of African descent who were enslaved in South Carolina. Photographed by Joseph T. Zealy for Harvard professor Louis Agassiz in 1850, they were rediscovered at Harvard's Peabody Museum in 1976. This groundbreaking multidisciplinary volume features essays by prominent scholars who explore such topics as the identities of the people depicted in the daguerreotypes, the close relationship between photography and race, and visual narratives of slavery and its lasting effects. With over two hundred illustrations, including new photography by Carrie Mae Weems, this book frames the Zealy daguerreotypes as works of urgent engagement. Copublished by Aperture and Peabody Museum Press
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Aperture Foundation, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1597114782
ISBN-13
9781597114783
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038386970
Product Key Features
Book Title
To Make Their Own Way in the WORLD: the Enduring Legacy of the Zealy Daguerreotypes
Author
Carrie Mae Weems
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Subjects & Themes / Historical, General, Criticism, African American
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Photography, History
Number of Pages
488 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in.
Item Height
1.9in.
Item Width
6.5in.
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Tr183.T63 2020
Copyright Date
2020
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2020-003208
Illustrated
Yes
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