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Film, Video Ralph Ellison: Photographer

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Title

  • Ralph Ellison: Photographer

Summary

  • This webinar celebrates Ralph Ellison’s creativity and observation of African American life through discussion of Michal Raz-Russo and John F. Callahan’s collaboratively created book “Ralph Ellison: Photographer.” The book uses select photographs and historical documents from Ellison collections at the Library of Congress to explore Ellison (1913-1994) as a personal and professional freelance photographer, revealing an artistic side of Ellison that is not widely known to those who primarily appreciate him as a leading African American cultural critic, essayist and author of the acclaimed 1952 novel “Invisible Man.”

Event Date

  • Thursday, February 8, 2024

Running Time

  • 58 minutes, 22 seconds

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

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