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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)
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