Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
Loading next page...
/lp/duke-university-press/booker-t-washington-s-photographic-messages-2RAR5xUqcG
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2013 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-51.1.137
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
B o o k e r T. W a s h i n g t o n ’ s P h o t o g r a p h i c M e s s a g e s S h a w n M i c h e l l e S m i t h any p ro m in e n t A frican A m erican in te lle ctuals em p lo yed photog rap hy to claim and make v isib le new social and p o litica l id en tities at the tu rn o f the tw en tieth century. A m o n g the m , Booker T W ashing to n stands o u t fo r the sheer q u a n tity and va rie ty of his ph o to g ra p h ic production. He co m m ission ed portra its by fam ou s p h o to g raphers, and hired staff photog rap hers to representTuskegee Institute, illu stra tin g books, magazines, postcards and a lb u m s.1 In th is essay I'd like to
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Mar 1, 2013