Frances Benjamin Johnston : the Hampton album
(Book)
Contributors
Meister, Sarah Hermanson, contributor.
Frazier, LaToya Ruby, 1982- contributor.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Frazier, LaToya Ruby, 1982- contributor.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Published
New York, NY : The Museum of Modern Art, [2019].
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
779.9 JOHNS
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779.9 JOHNS
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Published
New York, NY : The Museum of Modern Art, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 x 31 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Unless otherwise noted, works by Frances Benjamin Johnston are from the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York."--Colophon.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-197).
Description
Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952), credited as the first female photojournalist in the United States, was commissioned in 1899 to photograph the Hampton Institute, then a 30-year-old institution dedicated to the education of young African American and Native American men and women. What became known as the Hampton Album, comprised of 159 luxurious platinum plates that offer insight into the daily life of students, originally exhibited in 1900 at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, is Johnston's signature work, and a touchstone for contemporary artists and historians. The leatherbound album was discovered serendipitously by Lincoln Kirstein in a Washington, DC, bookstore during World War II, and donated to MoMA in 1965. This volume makes the album available to the public in its entirety for the first time, and features a contextualizing essay by curator Sarah Hermanson Meister and a response to the album from artist LaToya Ruby Frazier,--Artbook website (viewed on June 4, 2019)
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American universities and colleges -- Virginia -- Hampton -- Pictorial works.
African Americans -- Education -- Pictorial works.
Documentary photography -- Virginia -- Hampton.
Freedmen -- Education -- Virginia -- Hampton -- Pictorial works.
Hampton Institute -- Pictorial works.
Illustrated works.
Indians -- Education -- Pictorial works.
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, -- 1864-1952. -- Hampton album.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Photograph collections.
Photograph collections -- New York (State) -- New York.
African Americans -- Education -- Pictorial works.
Documentary photography -- Virginia -- Hampton.
Freedmen -- Education -- Virginia -- Hampton -- Pictorial works.
Hampton Institute -- Pictorial works.
Illustrated works.
Indians -- Education -- Pictorial works.
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, -- 1864-1952. -- Hampton album.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Photograph collections.
Photograph collections -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Johnston, F. B., Meister, S. H., & Frazier, L. R. (2019). Frances Benjamin Johnston: the Hampton album . The Museum of Modern Art.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, Sarah Hermanson, Meister and LaToya Ruby Frazier. 2019. Frances Benjamin Johnston: The Hampton Album. The Museum of Modern Art.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, Sarah Hermanson, Meister and LaToya Ruby Frazier. Frances Benjamin Johnston: The Hampton Album The Museum of Modern Art, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Johnston, Frances Benjamin, Sarah Hermanson Meister, and LaToya Ruby Frazier. Frances Benjamin Johnston: The Hampton Album The Museum of Modern Art, 2019.
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