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The notion of family

Title
The notion of family / photographs by LaToya Ruby Frazier ; essays by Dennis C. Dickerson and Laura Wexler ; interview by Dawoud Bey ; editor, Lesley A. Martin.
Author
Frazier, LaToya Ruby, 1982-
Publication
New York : Aperture Foundation, [2014]

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Additional Authors
  • Dickerson, Dennis C., 1949-
  • Wexler, Laura
  • Bey, Dawoud, 1953-
  • Martin, Lesley A.
Description
158 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm
Summary
In this, her first book, LaToya Ruby Frazier (born 1982) offers an incisive exploration of the legacy of racism and economic decline in America's small towns, as embodied by Braddock, Pennsylvania, Frazier's hometown. The work also considers the impact of that decline on the community and on her family, creating a statement both personal and truly political--an intervention in the histories and narratives of the region that are dominated by stories of Andrew Carnegie and Pittsburgh's industrial past, but largely ignore those of black families and the working classes. Frazier has set her story of three generations--her Grandma Ruby, her mother and herself--against larger questions of civic belonging and responsibility.
Alternative Title
Notion of family
Subject
  • Frazier, LaToya Ruby, 1982-
  • Frazier, LaToya Ruby, 1982- > Criticism and interpretation
  • Photography of families
  • African Americans > Pennsylvania > Braddock > Portraits
  • Artists > United States > Biography
  • Photography, Artistic
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Call Number
Sc+ F 15-485
ISBN
  • 1597112488 (hardback)
  • 9781597112482 (hardback)
LCCN
2014942493
OCLC
859305302
Author
Frazier, LaToya Ruby, 1982- author, photographer.
Title
The notion of family / photographs by LaToya Ruby Frazier ; essays by Dennis C. Dickerson and Laura Wexler ; interview by Dawoud Bey ; editor, Lesley A. Martin.
Publisher
New York : Aperture Foundation, [2014]
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Dickerson, Dennis C., 1949- writer of added text.
Wexler, Laura, writer of added text.
Bey, Dawoud, 1953- interviewer.
Martin, Lesley A., editor.
Research Call Number
Sc+ F 15-485
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