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In the company of black / Cecil McDonald Jr. ; foreward by Tempestt Hazel ; poems by Avery R. Young ; design by Matt Austin.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Artists' Books Folio Artists' Books 189
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McDonald, Cecil, 1965- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--21st century--Photographs.
- African Americans.
- Portrait photography--21st century.
- Portrait photography.
- Still-life photography--21st century.
- Still-life photography.
- African Americans in popular culture--Illinois--Chicago--21st century--Photographs.
- African Americans in popular culture.
- African American families--Illinois--Chicago--21st century--Photographs.
- African American families.
- African American men--Illinois--Chicago--21st century--Photographs.
- African American men.
- Illinois--Chicago.
- Genre:
- Artists' books.
- Photographs.
- Physical Description:
- 144 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations, photographs ; 30 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : Candor Arts, 2018.
- Summary:
- "In the Company of Black is a photography publication that will bring together images of Black people who represent everyday folks. For the past seven years, I have developed a body of work that focuses on portraits of extraordinarily, ordinary people, such as educators, artists, administrators, business owners, teachers, and students. When it comes to Black people, America is fascinated with extreme poles: either showing victims of violence, pain, and poverty (Black misery) or famous athletes and entertainers, and icons of popular culture (Black exceptionalism). This false dichotomy denies Black people the individuality and full spectrum of humanity that is so readily offered to the white population in this country. The photographs that I've been making ask the question: where are the people who make up the space in between? Here they are, they are important, they must be seen!"--Publisher website.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in a handmade artist book edition of 100 in April 2017"--Colophon.
- "Fabric silkscreened at Delicious Design Co. Covers foil stamped and cased at Candor Arts in Chicago, IL"--Colophon.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Ruth and Marvin Sackner Fund for the Arts of the Contemporary Book.
- ISBN:
- 9780996816120
- 0996816127
- OCLC:
- 1046675042
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