What are the real stories behind our traditional heroes? How have European traditions of portraiture informed notions of Black authority?
Join the author S.I. Martin for an interactive study of historical representations of Black leadership and identities.
Illustrated by photographs from Omar Victor Diop's Liberty/Diaspora exhibition, we will travel through an alternative history of Black resistance to enslavement and colonialism.
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Banner images: 1) Omar Victor Diop, The Women’s War 1929. From Liberty (2016). Courtesy © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris. 2)Omar Victor Diop, Selma 1965. From Liberty (2016). Courtesy © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris. 3) Omar Victor Diop, Thiaroye 1944. From Liberty (2016). Courtesy © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris. 4) Omar Victor Diop, Frederick Douglass 1818–1895. From Project Diaspora (2014) © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris.
Page images, from top left: 1) Omar Victor Diop, Thiaroye 1944 [detail]. From Liberty (2016). Courtesy © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris. 2) S.I. Martin. 3) Omar Victor Diop, Nanny and Quao, Jamaica, 1720 [detail]. From Liberty (2016). Courtesy © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris. 4) Omar Victor Diop, Pedro Camejo 1790 – 1821 [detail]. From Project Diaspora (2014). Courtesy © Omar Victor Diop / MAGNIN-A, Paris.
Autograph is a place to see things differently. Since 1988, we have championed photography that explores issues of race, identity, representation, human rights and social justice, sharing how photographs reflect lived experiences and shape our understanding of ourselves and others.
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