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Rediscovering an American Community of Color : The Photographs of William Bullard, 1897-1917

Title: Rediscovering an American Community of Color : The Photographs of William Bullard, 1897-1917 / Nancy Kathryn Burns, Janette Thomas Greenwood.
Publication: Worcester, Massachusetts : Worcester Art Museum, 2017.

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Description

127 pages : illustrations, map, portraits; 31 cm

Summary

This book presents a photographic narrative of African American and Native American migration and resettlement in the aftermath of emancipation and reconstruction. Taken between 1897 and 1917 by itinerant photographer William Bullard of Worcester, Massachusetts, these photographs address larger themes involving race in American history, many of which remain relevant today: the story of people of color claiming their rightful place in society and creating a community in new surroundings. William Bullard's heretofore unpublished collection of more than 230 glass negatives presenting the African American and Nipmuc communities of Worcester, Massachusetts, at the turn of the century provides an exceptional opportunity to significantly deepen our understanding of the use of photography at a political and personal level. Unlike most extant photographic collections of black Americans taken in this period, the subjects in Bullard's photographs are identified in his logbook, allowing this book to tell specific stories about individuals and re-create a more accurate historical context. Exhibition: Worcester Art Museum, United States (14.10.2017 - 25.02.2018).

Alternative Title

Photographs of William Bullard, 1897-1917

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Note

Published by the Worcester Art Museum on the occasion of the exhibition, Rediscovering an American Community of Color: The Photographs of William Bullard, 1897-1917, a collaboration with Clark University, on view October 14, 2017-February 25, 2018.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Foreword / David P. Angel & Matthias Waschek -- Introducing William Bullard / Frank J. Morrill -- Reimagining Worcester's Community of Color : the Bullard Portraits, 1897-1917 / Janette Thomas Greenwood -- Race, improvisation, and agency in the portraits of William Bullard / Nancy Kathryn Burns -- Collector's notes : a series of chance happenings / Frank J. Morrill -- Illustrated checklist / Nancy Kathryn Burns & Janette Thomas Greenwood.

Call Number

Sc G 17-164

ISBN

9780998681733
0998681733

LCCN

2017941843

OCLC

975488003

Title

Rediscovering an American Community of Color : The Photographs of William Bullard, 1897-1917 / Nancy Kathryn Burns, Janette Thomas Greenwood.

Publisher

Worcester, Massachusetts : Worcester Art Museum, 2017.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Bullard, William, 1876-1918, photographer.

Burns, Nancy Kathryn, editor, author.

Greenwood, Janette Thomas, editor, author.

Worcester Art Museum, host institution.

Clark University (Worcester, Mass.)

Research Call Number

Sc G 17-164

JQG 18-374

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