Sarah Hoskins photographs, 2000-2014
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Summary
- Creator:
- Hoskins, Sarah and Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University)
- Abstract:
- Collection contain images related to two photography projects by Sarah Hoskins. The Homeplace series contains 250 11x14 inch silver gelatin prints documenting Hoskins' visits and relationships with rural African American communities in Kentucky, originally established by freedmen in the 19th century. Her photographs include community events and activities such as hog butchering, church services, family reunions, and gatherings of charity groups. The Rosenwald Schools series contains approximately 300 color digital images of schools for African Americans built during the first half of the 20th century through the Rosenwald foundation, as well as some portraits of former students in Kentucky, North Carolina and Alabama. The series also includes images of a Rosenwald foundation-funded apartment building in Chicago, Illinois. Acquired by the Archive of Documentary Arts.
- Extent:
- 3.0 Linear Feet (5 flat boxes)
10.3 Gigabytes (10.3 GB transferred from external hard drive.) - Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.10153
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contain images related to two photography projects by Sarah Hoskins: The Rosenwald Schools and The Homeplace.
The Homeplace series contains 250 11x14 inch silver gelatin black-and-white prints documenting Hoskins' visits and relationships with rural African American communities in Kentucky, originally established by freedmen in the 19th century. Her photographs include community events and activities such as hog butchering, church services, family reunions, and gatherings of charity groups.
The Rosenwald Schools series contains approximately 300 color digital images of schools for African Americans built during the first half of the 20th century through the Rosenwald foundation, as well as portraits of some former students in Kentucky, North Carolina and Alabama. The series also includes images of a Rosenwald foundation-funded apartment building in Chicago, Illinois.
Acquired by the Archive of Documentary Arts.
- Biographical / historical:
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Sarah Hoskins is a Midwest-based documentary photographer; currently her time is split between Chicago and Lexington.
- Acquisition information:
- The Sarah Hoskins photographs were acquired as a purchase by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library in 2014-2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Sandra Niethardt, Meghan Lyon, and Matthew Farrell in November and December 2015.
Accessions represented in this collection: 2014-0115, 2015-0088.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- African Americans -- Photographs
African Americans -- Education -- Southern States
Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- Kentucky
African American churches -- Kentucky
Tobacco farmers -- Kentucky
Family reunions -- Kentucky
Documentary Photography -- Kentucky
African Americans -- Kentucky -- Social life and customs
Communities -- Kentucky
Family reunions -- Kentucky
Documentary Photography -- Kentucky
African American churches -- North Carolina
Communities -- North Carolina
Documentary Photography -- North Carolina
Documentary Photography -- Illinois -- Chicago
Documentary Photography -- Alabama -- Montgomery County
Race discrimination - Format:
- Gelatin silver prints
Color photographs
Digital images - Names:
- Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University)
Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings -- Kentucky -- North Carolina -- Pictorial works -- Chicago, Illinois -- Alabama
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