Description:
Volume 3 of Double Exposure highlights NMAAHC's rich collection of photographs of African American women, some of whom are cultural icons. This volume demonstrates the dignity, joy, heartbreak, commitment, and sacrifice of women of all ages and backgrounds, with photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Beverly Conley, Robert Galbraith, Ernest C. Withers, Wayne F. Miller, P.H. Polk, Joe Schwartz, and Milton Williams.
Aligned to Common Core Standards
Natasha Trethewey was the United States Poet Laureate 2012-2013. She has written an original essay and reprinted two poems for this title.
Kinshasha Holman Conwill is the deputy director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Review Quotes: "Does a brilliant job of extracting the singularly unique experience of black women throughout the 20th century"-Nicole Crowder, The Washington Post, In Sight
"From activists to pop stars and waitresses, witness stunning portraits of African American women from the Smithsonian"--Sarah Gilbert, The Guardian US "Another in a wonderful series." "The Foreword and Essays in this book are as beautifully done as the images"--Apogee Photo Magazine