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Binh Danh (Vietnamese-American, b. 1977). "Ghost of Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum #2," 2008. Daguerreotype. George Eastman Museum, purchase with funds from the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation. © Binh Danh

The Visions of America’s Newcomers

December 3, 2019 Historical
Image: © Estate of Bob Mizer (1922-1992), “Beau Rouge,” Los Angeles, 1954, Gelatin silver print from original large-format negative; Courtesy of ClampArt, New York City

The Art of Sexual Outlaws

August 22, 2019 Historical
Melissa Ann Pinney (American, b. 1953). Marina as the Moon and Stars, Evanston, Illinois, 2005, from Girl Ascending. George Eastman Museum, purchase with funds from Janet and Thomas A. Fink. © Melissa Ann Pinney

Take Me to the Moon

May 2, 2019 Historical
A photograph by Hugh Mangum from Photos Day or Night: The Archive of Hugh Mangum, edited by Sarah Stacke with texts by Maurice Wallace and Martha Sumler, Hugh Mangum’s granddaughter. Image courtesy of Hugh Mangum Photographs, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Photos Day or Night: An Unorthodox Story of the Am...

April 18, 2019 Historical
© Edward Roberson/Courtesy of Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, gift of Detroit Focus.
Edward “Robbie” Roberson’s 1963 photo “Marchers Sleep on the Streets—'We were tired, we were tired, Selma, Alabama.'” © Edward Roberson/Courtesy of Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, gift of Detroit Focus

Dream On

April 10, 2019 Documentary/Photojournalism
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