{"product_id":"frances-benjamin-johnston-the-hampton-album-hardcover","title":"Frances Benjamin Johnston: The Hampton Album - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Meister\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLatoya Ruby Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eFrances Benjamin Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA portrait of one of the earliest African American and Native American colleges, from an album found in a bookstore by Lincoln Kirstein\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952), credited as the first female photojournalist in the United States, was commissioned in 1899 to photograph the Hampton Institute, then a 30-year-old institution dedicated to the education of young African American and Native American men and women. What became known as the \u003ci\u003eHampton Album\u003c\/i\u003e--comprised of 159 luxurious platinum plates that offer insight into the daily life of students, originally exhibited in 1900 at the Exposition Universelle in Paris--is Johnston's signature work, and a touchstone for contemporary artists and historians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe leatherbound album was discovered serendipitously by Lincoln Kirstein in a Washington, DC, bookstore during World War II, and donated to MoMA in 1965. This volume makes the album available to the public in its entirety for the first time, and features a contextualizing essay by curator Sarah Hermanson Meister and a response to the album from artist LaToya Ruby Frazier.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 12.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770455261472,"sku":"9781633450813","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4194511b33560d744f97bb9795b4a60e.webp?v=1780372035","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/frances-benjamin-johnston-the-hampton-album-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}