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A timely reconsideration of the history of photography that places
Black studio photographers, and their subjects, at the center From
photography’s beginnings in the United States, Black studio
photographers operated on the developing edge of popular media to
produce affirming portraits for their clients, as well as a wide
range of photographic work rooted in their communities. Called to
the Camera offers a comprehensive history of this work, from the
nineteenth-century daguerreotypes of James Presley Ball to the
height of Black studios in the mid-twentieth century, and considers
contemporary photographers responding to Black studio traditions
today. In addition to showcasing famous photographers such as Ball,
James Van Der Zee, and Addison Scurlock, this volume brings
attention to dozens of other artists across the country, including
Florestine Perrault Collins, Austin Hansen, and Henry Clay
Anderson. The book features more than one hundred extraordinary
vintage photographs, many of them unique objects and some, like
those by the Hooks Brothers Studio, published here for the first
time. Highlighting Black subjects on both sides of the camera,
Called to the Camera presents a broader and more inclusive history
of photography. Distributed for the New Orleans Museum of Art
Exhibition Schedule: New Orleans Museum of Art (September 15,
2022–January 8, 2023)
Subzero temperatures, whiteout blizzards, and even the lack of
restrooms didn't deter them. Nor did sneers, harassment, and
threats. Wildcat Women is the first book to document the life and
labor of pioneering women in the oil fields of Alaska's North
Slope. It profiles fourteen women who worked in the fields, telling
a little-known history of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. These
trailblazers conquered their fears to face hazardous working and
living conditions, performing and excelling at "a man's job in a
man's world." They faced down challenges on and off the job: they
drove buses over ice roads through snowstorms; wrestled with
massive pipes; and operated dangerous valves that put their lives
literally in their hands; they also fought union hall red tape,
challenged discriminatory practices, and fought for equal pay--and
sometimes won. The women talk about the roads that brought them to
this unusual career, where they often gave up comfort and
convenience and felt isolated and alienated. They also tell of the
lifelong friendships and sense of family that bonded these unlikely
wildcats. The physical and emotional hardship detailed in these
stories exemplifies their courage, tenacity, resilience, and
leadership, and shows how their fight for recognition and respect
benefited woman workers everywhere.
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