Painting class at the South Side Community Art Center, Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Jack Delano, 1942.
This preserved scene shows An African American male teacher stands watching a group of African American men and women painting at a table. Paintings hang from a board on the back wall. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Painting class at the South Side Community Art Center, Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Jack Delano, 1942.
This preserved scene shows An African American male teacher stands watching a group of African American men and women painting at a table. Paintings hang from a board on the back wall. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Painting class at the South Side Community Art Center, Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Jack Delano, 1942.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
Image: Library of Congress | View original catalog record
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Georgia O’Keeffe, artist, sitting in her home studio. Photo by Balthazar Korab Studios, 1965.
Hodge Open Air School, Cleveland, Ohio. Unattributed photo, 1900-1920