Harlem : the vision of Morgan and Marvin Smith / foreword by Gordon Parks, Sr. ; introductions by Ja...
Harlem : the vision of Morgan and Marvin Smith / foreword by Gordon Parks, Sr. ; introductions by Ja...
Harlem : the vision of Morgan and Marvin Smith / foreword by Gordon Parks, Sr. ; introductions by James A. Miller.
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Publisher
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c1998.
Call Numbers
NQ974.71/8
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 173 p. : ill. ; 35 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Gordon Parks Sr. -- 1. The Smiths and Their Art -- 2. Faces of Harlem -- 3. Newsmakers -- 4. Artists and Entertainers -- 5. Sports Figures -- 6. The Photographs and Their Subjects.
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Publisher
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c1998.
Place of Publication
Kentucky
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
In 1933, Morgan and Marvin Smith, twin sons of sharecroppers from central Kentucky, arrived in Harlem, the center of black cultural life in America. For thirty years, the Smiths used their cameras to record the achievements of blacks in the face of poverty and discrimination. Rejecting the focus on misery and hopelessness common to Harlem photograp...
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Harlem : the vision of Morgan and Marvin Smith / foreword by Gordon Parks, Sr. ; introductions by James A. Miller.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1998.
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NQ974.71/8
Record Identifier
74VMQKe6MeWd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQKe6MeWd
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ISBN
0813120292 (cloth : acid-free paper)
9780813120294 (cloth : acid-free paper)
DDC
974.71
MMS ID
991000421009702626
