Pictures and progress? Frederick Douglass and early Scottish photography

Douglas, Caroline

Pictures and progress? Frederick Douglass and early Scottish photography

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Douglas, Caroline (2021) Pictures and progress? Frederick Douglass and early Scottish photography. V&A Blog: News, articles and stories from the V&A.
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Pictures and progress? Frederick Douglass and early Scottish photography

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Creators/Authors:

Douglas, Caroline

Abstract:

This piece shares new research on American abolitionist Frederick Douglass and his relationship to early Scottish photography. It is the culmination of Caroline Douglas' placement at the V&A Museum and draws on the V&A Photographic Collections.

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https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/museum-life/pictures-and-progress-frederick-douglass-and-early-scottish-photography

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Photography, Frederick Douglas, Early Photography Scotland, Calotype, Hill and Adamson, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, V&A

School/Academic Area:

School of Fine Art

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8 June 2021

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1 June 2021