Shawn Michael Pridgen photographs, 2020

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Summary

Creator:
Pridgen, Shawn Michael, 1983-
Abstract:
Shawn Pridgen is a documentary photographer based in Brooklyn, New York whose photographic career began with the Black Lives Matter protests, which followed the violent deaths of African American citizens at the hands of law enforcement. In 2020 he received the Collection Award from the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University for this portfolio. Collection consists of fifteen photographic prints of images taken in 2020 at Black Lives Matter protests and rallies in New York City and Washington, D.C. by documentarian Shawn Michael Pridgen. Subjects include portraits of protesters, in some cases with Washington, D.C. monuments in the background; and images of police, crowds, marches, protest signs, city streets and other urban features. The black-and-white prints measure 11x14 inches (9) and 16x20 inches (6). Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
Extent:
1 Linear Foot (1 box)
Language:
English
Collection ID:
RL.11947

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of fifteen images from the Black Lives Matter protests and rallies in New York City and Washington, D.C. photographed by documentarian Shawn Michael Pridgen in 2020. Subjects include portraits of protesters, in some cases with Washington, D.C. monuments in the background; and images of police, crowds, marches, protest signs, city streets and other urban features. The black-and-white prints measure 11x14 inches (9) and 16x20 inches (6). Each print is titled, dated, and signed on the back. For this portfolio documenting the Black Lives Matter movement, Pridgen received the Archive of Documentary Arts Collections Award.

Biographical / historical:

Shawn M. Pridgen is a documentary photographer born in San Clemente, California. His photography career originated with the Black Lives Matter protests. His imagery has since appeared in Harper's, The Guardian, Outside, The Washington Post, Bicycle, The Point, Hearst Publishing, Tracksmith, and GearPatrol.com. In 2020 he also created ShawnMPridgen LLC; a documentary photography small business focused on racial equity. He actively contributes his work to local nonprofits and activist organizations in the fight for racial justice.

Pridgen's Black Lives Matter photographs appeared in the #ICPConcerned: Global Images for Crisis exhibition in Manhattan, N.Y. He is a recipient of the Directors Fellowship from International Center of Photography (ICP), where he is currently a student in the Documentary Practices and Visual Journalism Program. He received an Archive of Documentary Arts Collections Award in 2021 for this portfolio documenting the Black Lives Matter movement. He is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

Acquisition information:
The Shawn Michael Pridgen photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2021.
Processing information:

Processed and described by Paula Jeannet, October 2021.

Accession(s) described in this collection guide: 2021-0077.

Arrangement:

The prints in this collection are arranged in original order as received from the photographer.

Physical facet:
15 photographic prints
Dimensions:
11x14 and 16x20 inches
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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