5/29/2023 0 Comments Color photography henry horensteinThe photographic work in the Kristin Bedford collection derives from three projects undertaken by Bedford from 2012 to 2018. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University. All three projects include a set of large color inkjet exhibit prints as well as a duplicate set of smaller handling prints, and an essay written by the photographer for each project. The "Perfect Picture" prints are accompanied by a variety of related materials (1930s-1990s), including movement publications and print ephemera, historical photographs, a CD of sermons, memorabilia, and other items materials in this project speak to race relations in the 20th century, the civil rights movement, and African American religious culture. The 172 color photographs taken by Bedford from 2012 to 2018, derive from three projects: "Be Still: A Storefront Church in Durham," which consists of images of African American worshippers and their pastor in Durham, North Carolina "The Perfect Picture," images from the multi-racial Peace Mission Movement religious community, founded by Father and Mother Divine in the 1930s, and the community's estate, Woodmont, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Bedford's latest work, "Cruise Night," a photographic essay on the lowrider community in Los Angeles, California. Kristin Bedford is a photographer based in Los Angeles.
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