Amanda Berg photographs, 2014-2015

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Summary

Creator:
Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University) and Berg, Amanda
Abstract:
Collection comprises seven panoramic color photographs measuring 17 x 34.5 inches, whose central panels portray older women who worked in manufacturing and are now retired or laid off; images set along each side of the portraits feature the sites where they once worked. The images were taken by documentary journalist Amanda Berg in five North Carolina locations - Banner Elk, Fayetteville, Lumberton, Massey Hill, and Newland - in 2014 and 2015. They form part of the multi-artist project "Where we live: a North Carolina portrait." Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
Extent:
1.0 Linear Foot (7 items; 17 x 34.5 inches)
Language:
Materials are in English
Collection ID:
RL.11112

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises seven panoramic color photographs measuring 17 x 34.5 inches, whose central panels portray older women who worked in manufacturing and are now retired or laid off; images set along each side of the portraits feature the sites where they once worked. The images were taken by documentary journalist Amanda Berg in five North Carolina locations - Banner Elk, Fayetteville, Lumberton, Massey Hill, and Newland - in 2014 and 2015. They form part of the multi-artist project "Where we live: a North Carolina portrait," funded by the Annenberg Foundation and directed by photographer Alex Harris.

The photographer writes: "As I reflect on the history of documentary photography, my photographs in this exhibition call attention to the evolution of the camera and possibilities of digital art. The resulting panoramas invite the viewer to project their own story into the frame, while considering the relationship between industry, identity, gender, and social mobility in North Carolina."

The collection was acquired as part of the Archives of Documentary Art at Duke University.

Biographical / historical:

Amanda Berg is a documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work explores the boundaries of identity formation. A former Lewis Hine Documentary Fellow at the Center for Documentary Studies, and Alexia Foundation Grant recipient, Amanda is currently a staff photographer at the Patriot News/PennLive in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Acquisition information:
The Amanda Berg photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in January 2016.
Processing information:

Processed and encoded by: Paula Jeannet, January 2016.

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2016-0010.

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Subjects

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Subjects:
Factories -- North Carolina
Women employees -- Photographs
Women -- North Carolina -- Social conditions
Plant shutdowns -- North Carolina
Format:
Color photographs
Panoramas
Names:
Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University)
Places:
North Carolina -- Economic conditions -- 20th century

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[Identification of item], Amanda Berg Photographs, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.