In “The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship,” Deborah Willis discusses the yearning to fight, to have full citizenship, and far more.
“The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship,” by Deborah Willis, delivers much more than the formal, carefully posed photographs of men in uniforms and their heartfelt letters home and to the world.
New photography book sheds light on the experience of black Civil War soldiers in never-before-seen photos
Book explores the role of photography in telling the story of African Americans during the US Civil War
As well as soldiers, the photographs also celebrate African American surgeons and a war correspondent
Harriet Tubman was the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the Civil War
Just Dive In!
A new book by scholar, curator, and artist Deborah Willis,
Vogue sat down with Willis to discuss the genesis of the book and what she learned after its completion. (
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The Outsider Art Fair is live and in full swing. Check out the online viewing rooms and in-person events across New York City, where you will find the inventory of dealers like Steven S. Powers, whose winter catalogue
The Design his Own is now available and very much worth perusing. Steve turns up some of the most wonderful objects that pivot between the genres we know as antique, folk, and outsider art. (