PCPP's Weekly Favorites: Friday, August 21st

Read about the experiences of New York City-based courier and documentarian, Kurt Boone, as he attempts to capture the effects of the pandemic in this photo essay created by photographer and filmmaker, Jacob Spetzler.

Image Credits: ©Jacob Spetzler

Learn about the work UC Irvine professors, Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard and Dr. Jessica Milward, are doing in collaboration with HBCU students to archive the work of Black activists including journalist and former Black Panther, Mumia Abu-Jamal, as part of the open-access digital archive, The Activist Studio West.

Image Credits: ©Jessica Millward

Check out the new program launched by the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) providing free, online lesson plans to teach middle and high school students how to navigate digital and physical archives within the context of the AFB’s Helen Keller digital collection.

Image Credits: ©American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Navigate the timeline of the Women’s Suffrage Movement through this visual history created by The New York Times in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment.

Image Credits: ©New York Public Library

New Series: PCPP's Weekly Favorites

Beginning today, PCPP will be curating a new series titled, “PCPP’s Weekly Favorites”, to share our favorite finds from the past week every Friday with our social media audiences. The topics highlighted will range from artist talks, to upcoming shows and exhibitions, as well as tips for archiving photography. Continue reading to learn more about this week’s picks!

Check out the i-D Magazine Article on artist, Naima Green, who is working to build an archive of Black queer history using photography and creative studio setups. Green’s recent project, “Pur·suit”, documents the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals through striking, yet intimate portraits.

Explore American photographer, Dorothea Lange’s personal archives through the Oakland Museum of California’s Dorothea Lange Digital Archives program. The collection, which holds 40,000 negatives and 6,000 vintage prints, in addition to Lange’s field notes and personal memorabilia, depicts scenes from World War II, the Great Depression, and life in rural California.

Take a look at some of the work three New York libraries are doing to record life during the pandemic. Organizations including the Brooklyn Public Library, the Brooklyn Historical Society, and the Queens Public Library have begun collecting material that reflect the experiences of New Yorkers during COVID-19 through the virtual program, “Documenting Today for Tomorrow” in an effort to preserve this historical archive for future generations.

Annenberg Foundation Makes a Generous Donation to the Library of Congress

“A major gift by Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation in Los Angeles will support the effort to reimagine the visitor experience at the Library of Congress. The foundation also announced that it is donating 1,000 photographic prints by about 250 contemporary photographers from its Annenberg Space for Photography exhibitions to the national library’s collections.

The Library is pursuing a multi-year plan to transform the experience of its nearly 2 million annual visitors, share more of its national treasures with the public and show how Library collections connect with visitors’ own creativity and research. The project is part of a strategic plan established by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden to make the Library more user-centered for Congress, creators and learners of all ages.”

Read the full press release here.