Research Catalog
[Photographs]
- Title
- [Photographs] / Genie Austin.
- Author
- Austin, Genie
- Publication
- 2003-2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Still image | Use in library | Sc Photo Portfolio (Austin, G.) | Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints |
Details
- Description
- 5 items (one folder); 36 x 28 cm
- 5 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
- Summary
- Depicts activities of West Indian and Haitian residents of Brooklyn, New York, in 2003 to 2004, consisting of a view of congregants ringing bells during a service at the Yoruba Orisha Spiritual Baptist Church (2003); a candid shot of zoot suit-attired men during the J'Ouvert procession that preceded the West Indian American Day Carnival parade (2003); a candid shot of a West Indian wedding couple (2004); a view of teams of young West Indian women playing netball on an outdoor court (2004); and a view of a Haitian supporter of ousted Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide during a pro-Aristide march (2004).
- Subjects
- West Indians > New York (State) > Brooklyn
- Gelatin silver prints > 2000-2009
- Group portraits > 2000-2009
- Protrait photographs > 2000-2009
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Spiritual Baptists > New York (State) > Brooklyn
- Haitians > Political activity > New York (State) > Brooklyn
- West Indians > New York (State) > Brooklyn > Social life and customs
- Caribbean Americans > New York (State) > New York
- Haitians > New York (State) > Brooklyn
- Genre/Form
- Protrait photographs – 2000-2009.
- Group portraits – 2000-2009.
- Gelatin silver prints – 2000-2009.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- All photographs bear handwritten captions, including the photographer's name, on verso.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
- Biography (note)
- Genie Austin is a photographer and teacher originally born and raised in Barbados. After moving to the United States, Austin documented the experiences of the West Indian community living in Brooklyn, New York, during the mid-2000s. She completed her MFA in Photography and Related Media at the School of Visual Arts (2004), and subsequently moved to London where she received certificates in Adult Education (University of Westminster) and Cognitive Behavioural Coaching (Centre for Coaching). Austin has produced street photography, and has taught at colleges, prisons, community centers and museums in both New York and London.
- Call Number
- Sc Photo Portfolio (Austin, G.)
- OCLC
- 1273938656
- Author
- Austin, Genie, photographer.
- Title
- [Photographs] / Genie Austin.
- Production
- 2003-2004.
- Type of Content
- still image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Terms Of Use
- Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
- Biography
- Genie Austin is a photographer and teacher originally born and raised in Barbados. After moving to the United States, Austin documented the experiences of the West Indian community living in Brooklyn, New York, during the mid-2000s. She completed her MFA in Photography and Related Media at the School of Visual Arts (2004), and subsequently moved to London where she received certificates in Adult Education (University of Westminster) and Cognitive Behavioural Coaching (Centre for Coaching). Austin has produced street photography, and has taught at colleges, prisons, community centers and museums in both New York and London.
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- Sc Photo Portfolio (Austin, G.)