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Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers/ (Record no. 6043)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780300267389
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers/
Statement of responsibility, etc. Authors: Brian Piper, Russell Lord, John Edwin Mason, Carla Williams, Susan Taylor
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. New Orleans Museum of Art;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2023
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 228p;
Dimensions 29x25cm
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. 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.
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Language note English
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element TR624-835 Technology- Applied Photography
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Koha item type Book
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    Library of Congress Classification     Technology- Photography, Cinematography, Electronic Media SAF Reference Library Photography Gallery 10/21/2025   TR624-835 59.16 6043 10/21/2025 10/21/2025 Book

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