by darbywit | Jun 23, 2021 | Black Portrait Photograph Collection, Tintypes
Despite the worn iron plate marked by dents and scratches, the yet-to-be-identified sitter’s curious and determined eyes connect with the viewer (See Figure 1). We, the contemporary viewer, do not know her name nor the context in which this photograph was made....
by dstat | May 20, 2021 | Black Portrait Photograph Collection, Tintypes
Seeing a well-dressed group of Black men, like the group in the top left photograph, isn’t foreign to me. My dad’s side of the family is about 80% men and 20% women. But what is foreign to me is Black joy in photography, especially Black men. As I grew up and started...
by Danielle Bing | May 12, 2021 | Black Portrait Photograph Collection, CHC Project Team Spring 2021, Tintypes
“A photograph is worth a thousand words.” However, the Black Portrait Photograph Collection currently has eleven photographs. In this case, a person could come up with at least 11,000 words for this collection. Photographs hold many purposes for people from...
by LaStarsha McGarity | May 3, 2021 | Black Portrait Photograph Collection, Tintypes
Press play below to hear an audio version of this post: I would define myself as a highly tactile person so when I say let me see, I often mean let me touch or hold the object in question. Throughout this course, we have worked with the Black Portrait...
