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Reflections in Black : a history of Black photographers, 1840 to the present / Deborah Willis.

Title
  1. Reflections in Black : a history of Black photographers, 1840 to the present / Deborah Willis.
Published by
  1. New York : W.W. Norton, c2000.
Author
  1. Willis, Deborah, 1948-

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Description
  1. xviii, 348 p. : ill. (some col.), ports.; 31 cm.
Summary
  1. Shows that the history of black photographers intertwines with the story of African American life, as seen through photographs ranging from antebellum weddings and 1960s protest marches, to portraits of contemporary black celebrities.
Subject
  1. 1800-1999
  2. History
  3. African Americans in art
  4. African American photographers > History > 20th century
  5. African American photographers > History > 19th century
  6. Photography > United States > History > 20th century
  7. Photography > United States > History > 19th century
Genre/Form
  1. History
  2. History.
Contents
  1. pt. 1. The first sixty years : 1840-1900 -- pt. 2. The new Negro image : 1900-1930 -- pt. 3. 1930s and 1940s photography -- pt. 4. Social and artistic movements : 1950-1979 -- pt. 5. Photography in the 1980s and 1990s.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-343) and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain