Own Way World Enduring (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Ex-library. No dust jacket. Ex-library copy with ink stamps on the upper and on the outer page ends. No other library markings or labels. Lettering on front cover and spine are a bit rubbed in a couple places.; 487 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Corners are a bit bumped; spine is slightly cocked; otherwise volume is bright and fresh. 485 p., well illustrated. Large, heavy volume, published at $60.00 [br 41; cme dn r b] Contents: Foreword / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Preface / Jane Pickering -- Introduction / Molly Rogers -- Gallery: The Zealy daguerreotypes -- Part I. Photographic subjects. This intricate question: the "American School" of ethnology and the Zealy daguerreotypes / by Molly Rogers -- The life and times of Alfred, Delia, Drana, Fassena, Jack, Jem, and Renty / Gregg Hecimovich -- History in the face of slavery: A family portrait / Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham -- Portraits of endurance: Enslaved people and vernacular photography in the Antebellum South / Matthew Fox-Amato -- Part II. Photographic practice. The curious art and science of the daguerreotype / John Wood -- Business as usual? Scientific operations in the early photographic studio / Tanya Sheehan -- Mr. Agassiz's "photographic saloon" / Christopher Irmscher -- Part III. Ideas and histories. Of scientific racists and Black abolitionists. The forgotten debate over slavery and race / Manisha Sinha -- "Nowhere else" : South Carolina's role in a continuing tragedy / Harlan Greene -- "Not suitable for public notice" ; Agassiz's evidence / John Stauffer -- The insistent reveal: Louis Agassiz, Joseph T. Zealy, Carrie Mae Weems, and the politics of undress in the photography of racial science / Sarah Elizabeth Lewis -- Part IV. Memory and projection. Gallery: While sitting upon the ruins of your remains, I pondered the course of history / Carrie Mae Weems -- In conversation with Carrie Mae Weems / Deborah Willis -- Exposing latent images: Daguerreotypes in the museum and beyond / Ilisa Barbash -- Teaching, feeling: Daguerreotype reflections / Robin Bernstein with Keziah Clarke, Jonathan Karp, Eliza Blair Mantz, Reggie St. Louis, William Henry Pruitt III, and Ian Askew.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

First Edition. Hardcover, no jacket, very good with light wear only. Illustrated. Texts by John Wood, Henry Louis Gates, and others.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Fine hardcover in pictorial cloth boards, as issued w/out dj. Like New - clean text, tight binding, and clean and bright covers. Edited by Ilisa Barbash, Molly Rogers, and Deborah Willis. With a foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Photographic essay by Carrie Mae Weems. Illustrated with numerous b/w and color photographs. First Edition, 2nd printing. Please note that the actual shipping rate will apply for this heavy book.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardback. Condition: New. To Make Their Own Way in the World is a profound consideration of some of the most challenging images in the history of photography: fifteen daguerreotypes of Alfred, Delia, Drana, Fassena, Jack, Jem, and Renty-men and women of African descent who were enslaved in South Carolina. Photographed by Joseph T. Zealy for Harvard professor Louis Agassiz in 1850, they were rediscovered at Harvard's Peabody Museum in 1976. This groundbreaking multidisciplinary volume features essays by prominent scholars who explore such topics as the identities of the people depicted in the daguerreotypes, the close relationship between photography and race, and visual narratives of slavery and its lasting effects. With over two hundred illustrations, including new photography by Carrie Mae Weems, this book frames the Zealy daguerreotypes as works of urgent engagement. Copublished by Aperture and Peabody Museum Press.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. To Make Their Own Way in the World is a profound consideration of some of the most challenging images in the history of photography: fifteen daguerreotypes of Alfred, Delia, Drana, Fassena, Jack, Jem, and Rentymen and women of African descent who were enslaved in South Carolina. Photographed by Joseph T. Zealy for Harvard professor Louis Agassiz in 1850, they were rediscovered at Harvards Peabody Museum in 1976. This groundbreaking multidisciplinary volume features essays by prominent scholars who explore such topics as the identities of the people depicted in the daguerreotypes, the close relationship between photography and race, and visual narratives of slavery and its lasting effects. With over two hundred illustrations, including new photography by Carrie Mae Weems, this book frames the Zealy daguerreotypes as works of urgent engagement.Copublished by Aperture and Peabody Museum Press Essays and photographs from two workshops organized by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and held at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study to discuss the fifteen daguerreotypes by Joseph T. Zealy discovered at the museum in 1976. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 485 pages. 10.00x8.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. New York, 2020. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Very Fine/issued without jacket. A pristine unread copy, still in original shrink-wrap. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Preface by Jane Pickering. Introduction by Molly Rogers. fifteen daguerreotypes of Alfred, Delia, Drana, Fassena, Jack, Jem, and Rentymen and women of African descent who were enslaved in South Carolina. Photographed by Joseph T. Zealy for Harvard professor Louis Agassiz in 1850, they were rediscovered at Harvard's Peabody Museum in 1976.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. To Make Their Own Way in the World is a profound consideration of some of the most challenging images in the history of photography: fifteen daguerreotypes of Alfred, Delia, Drana, Fassena, Jack, Jem, and Rentymen and women of African descent who were enslaved in South Carolina. Photographed by Joseph T. Zealy for Harvard professor Louis Agassiz in 1850, they were rediscovered at Harvards Peabody Museum in 1976. This groundbreaking multidisciplinary volume features essays by prominent scholars who explore such topics as the identities of the people depicted in the daguerreotypes, the close relationship between photography and race, and visual narratives of slavery and its lasting effects. With over two hundred illustrations, including new photography by Carrie Mae Weems, this book frames the Zealy daguerreotypes as works of urgent engagement.Copublished by Aperture and Peabody Museum Press Essays and photographs from two workshops organized by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and held at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study to discuss the fifteen daguerreotypes by Joseph T. Zealy discovered at the museum in 1976. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. To Make Their Own Way in the World is a profound consideration of some of the most challenging images in the history of photography: fifteen daguerreotypes of Alfred, Delia, Drana, Fassena, Jack, Jem, and Rentymen and women of African descent who were enslaved in South Carolina. Photographed by Joseph T. Zealy for Harvard professor Louis Agassiz in 1850, they were rediscovered at Harvards Peabody Museum in 1976. This groundbreaking multidisciplinary volume features essays by prominent scholars who explore such topics as the identities of the people depicted in the daguerreotypes, the close relationship between photography and race, and visual narratives of slavery and its lasting effects. With over two hundred illustrations, including new photography by Carrie Mae Weems, this book frames the Zealy daguerreotypes as works of urgent engagement.Copublished by Aperture and Peabody Museum Press Essays and photographs from two workshops organized by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and held at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study to discuss the fifteen daguerreotypes by Joseph T. Zealy discovered at the museum in 1976. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardback. Condition: New. To Make Their Own Way in the World is a profound consideration of some of the most challenging images in the history of photography: fifteen daguerreotypes of Alfred, Delia, Drana, Fassena, Jack, Jem, and Renty-men and women of African descent who were enslaved in South Carolina. Photographed by Joseph T. Zealy for Harvard professor Louis Agassiz in 1850, they were rediscovered at Harvard's Peabody Museum in 1976. This groundbreaking multidisciplinary volume features essays by prominent scholars who explore such topics as the identities of the people depicted in the daguerreotypes, the close relationship between photography and race, and visual narratives of slavery and its lasting effects. With over two hundred illustrations, including new photography by Carrie Mae Weems, this book frames the Zealy daguerreotypes as works of urgent engagement. Copublished by Aperture and Peabody Museum Press.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 485pp. Illustrated. Fine.