Ralph Ellison : photographer / [essays by] Michal Raz-Russo, John F. Callahan ; with additional contributions by Adam Bradley, Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr. ; edited by Michal Raz-Russo and John F. Callahan.

"Ralph Ellison (1913-94) is a foremost figure in American literature, hailed for his seminal novel Invisible Man (1952), a breakthrough representation of the American experience and Black everyday life. Lesser known, however, is his lifelong engagement with photography. Photographer is the first boo...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ellison, Ralph (Photographer, Contributor)
Raz-Russo, Michal (Contributor, Editor)
Callahan, John F., 1940- (Contributor, Editor)
Bradley, Adam (Contributor)
Kunhardt, Peter W., Jr., 1982- (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: Göttingen, Germany : [Pleasantville, N.Y.] : [New York, N.Y.] : Steidl ; The Gordon Parks Foundation ; The Ralph and Fanny Ellison Charitable Trust, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Photography, Artistic.
Ellison, Ralph.
Physical Description:239 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cm
Variant Title:
Photographer
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foreword / Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr.
  • A smidge of pink... / John F. Callahan
  • A willful juxtaposition of modes / Michal Raz-Russo
  • Ellison's ancillary art / Adam Bradley
  • Excerpt from 'The little man at Chehaw Station: The American artist and his audience' / Ralph Ellison, 1977
  • Plates
  • List of works
  • Contributors
  • Acknowledgments.