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Film, Video Graffiti, Folklore and Community Life: Photographing Contemporary Culture

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Title

  • Graffiti, Folklore and Community Life: Photographing Contemporary Culture

Summary

  • In this two-part presentation, renowned photo documentarian Martha Cooper shares some of her favorite photographs and discuss her projects, approaches, and reflections on photography and documentation.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • American Folklife Center, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2022-08-07.

Notes

  • -  Martha Cooper.
  • -  Recorded on 2022-08-07.
  • -  Martha Cooper has spent decades documenting contemporary culture throughout the world, and has worked closely with folklorists throughout her career. She is especially well-known for her urban photographs, including hip hop culture, children's play, mural art, ethnic communities and community celebrations, and innumerable other topics. Her book with Henry Chalfant on New York City graffiti, Subway Art, has been called "the graffiti bible."

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024698297

Online Format

  • video
  • online text
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Graffiti, Folklore and Community Life: Photographing Contemporary Culture. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -08-07, 2022. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698297/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & American Folklife Center, S. B. (2022) Graffiti, Folklore and Community Life: Photographing Contemporary Culture. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -08-07. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698297/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Graffiti, Folklore and Community Life: Photographing Contemporary Culture. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -08-07, 2022. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024698297/>.