Harlem: The Vision of Morgan and Marvin Smith

by Morgan Smith, Marvin Smith, John Smith, et al.

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In 1933, Morgan and Marvin Smith, twin sons of sharecroppers from Kentucky, arrived in Harlem. Despite the hardships of the Great Depression, they found a flourishing arts community and quickly established their place as visual chroniclers of the life of the city. For thirty years, the Smiths used their cameras to record the achievements of blacks in the face of poverty and discrimination. Rejecting the focus on misery and hopelessness common to Harlem...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0813120292

ISBN13:9780813120294

Release Date:November 1997

Publisher:University Press of Kentucky

Length:184 Pages

Weight:2.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 10.4" x 13.4"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography History Individual Artists Photography Photojournalism Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences State & Local

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