African American women Photographs from the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Book - 2015
"Volume 3 of Double Exposure highlights NMAAHC's rich collection of photographs of African American women, some of whom are cultural icons. This volume demonstrates the dignity, joy, heartbreak, commitment, and sacrifice of women of all ages and backgrounds, with photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Beverly Conley, Robert Galbraith, Ernest C. Withers, Wayne F. Miller, P.H. Polk, Joe Schwartz, and Milton Williams."--Amazon.com.
- Series
- Double exposure (Series) (National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.))
- Subjects
- Published
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Washington, D.C. : London :
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution
2015.
- Language
- English
- Item Description
- "'Double Exposure, ' is a major new multi-volume series based on the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)'s photography collection."--Provided by publisher.
Includes index. - Physical Description
- 72 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 18 cm
- ISBN
- 9781907804489
190780448X
- Foreword / Lonnie G. Bunch III
- Picturing Grace / Kinshasha Holman Conwill
- Ars poetica / Natasha Trethewey
- Photographs.
"Volume 3 of Double Exposure highlights NMAAHC's rich collection of photographs of African American women, some of whom are cultural icons. This volume demonstrates the dignity, joy, heartbreak, commitment, and sacrifice of women of all ages and backgrounds, with photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Beverly Conley, Robert Galbraith, Ernest C. Withers, Wayne F. Miller, P.H. Polk, Joe Schwartz, and Milton Williams." -- Amazon.com
Review by Publisher Summary 2Shares the collection of photographs that the National Museum of African American History and Culture has of African American women, including such icons as Coretta Scott King, Josephine Baker, and Aretha Franklin.
Review by Publisher Summary 3Volume 3 of Double Exposure highlights NMAAHC's rich collection of photographs of African American women, some of whom are cultural icons. This volume demonstrates the dignity, joy, heartbreak, commitment, and sacrifice of women of all ages and backgrounds, with photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Beverly Conley, Robert Galbraith, Ernest C. Withers, Wayne F. Miller, P.H. Polk, Joe Schwartz, and Milton Williams.Aligned to Common Core StandardsNatasha Trethewey was the United States Poet Laureate 2012–2013. She has written an original essay and reprinted two poems for this title.Kinshasha Holman Conwill is the deputy director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Review by Publisher Summary 4Volume 3 of Double Exposure highlights NMAAHC's rich collection of photographs of African American women, some of whom are cultural icons. This volume demonstrates the dignity, joy, heartbreak, commitment, and sacrifice of women of all ages and backgrounds, with photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Beverly Conley, Robert Galbraith, Ernest C. Withers, Wayne F. Miller, P.H. Polk, Joe Schwartz, and Milton Williams.Aligned to Common Core StandardsNatasha Trethewey was the United States Poet Laureate 20122013. She has written an original essay and reprinted two poems for this title.Kinshasha Holman Conwill is the deputy director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Review by Publisher Summary 5The third in a major new series of books based on the remarkable NMAAHC photography archive.