A collection of African American arcade and neighborhood-studio portraits from 1930 to 1970 explores painted photographic backdrops and everyday Black life.
Drawn from decades of collecting, these photographs show how gardens, automobiles, elegant interiors, and imagined landscapes became settings for personal self-representation. The book examines clothing, gesture, and expression as records of identity and aspiration, considering the portraits both as intimate personal objects and as historical documents.
- Kevin Harris, Author
- Paperback
- 212 pages
- Full color
- 7 × 9 in.
- Limited edition
A collection of African American arcade and neighborhood-studio portraits from 1930 to 1970 explores painted photographic backdrops and everyday Black life.
Drawn from decades of collecting, these photographs show how gardens, automobiles, elegant interiors, and imagined landscapes became settings for personal self-representation. The book examines clothing, gesture, and expression as records of identity and aspiration, considering the portraits both as intimate personal objects and as historical documents.
- Kevin Harris, Author
- Paperback
- 212 pages
- Full color
- 7 × 9 in.
- Limited edition