VMFA_EAD_SC29Duganne, Erina (SC-29)Finding Aids to Special Collections in the VMFA Archives | Erina Duganne Collection of Photography Interviews SC-29Special Collection 29 (SC-29)Emily Johnson, Assistant ArchivistVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives

2023

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-15 15:32:52 -0400.Description is written in: English, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives Erina Duganne Collection of Photography Interviews (SC-29) Duganne, Erina Duganne, Erina SC-29 /repositories/2/resources/276 0.1 Linear Feet 1 box; 14 items 2001-2011 The collection is comprised of interviews Duganne completed with members of the Kamoinge Workshop. Members included in the interviews are Adger Cowans, Al Fennar, Ray Francis, Louis Draper, Herb Randall, Beuford Smith, and Shawn Walker, as well as New York school photographer Harold Feinstein. English . SC-29 Box 1 Biographical / Historical

Erina Duganne is Professor of Art History at Texas State University where she teaches courses on contemporary art, photography, and visual culture.

Publications by Duganne include Cold War Camera (2023), co-edited with Thy Phu and Andrea Noble; Global Photography: A Critical History (2020), co-authored with Heather Diack and Terri Weissman; The Self in Black and White: Race and Subjectivity in Postwar American Photography (2010); and Beautiful Suffering: Photography and the Traffic in Pain (2007), co-edited with Mark Reinhardt and Holly Edwards. In 2022, Duganne co-curated, with Abby Satinsky, Art for the Future: Artists Call and Central American Solidarities at the Tufts University Art Galleries.

Source: "About - Erina Duganne"

 Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Audiovisual materials may be inaccessible, depending upon required playback equipment. Contact the library for further information.

 Conditions Governing Use

The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.

 Preferred Citation

Erina Duganne Collection of Photography Interviews (SC-29). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.

 Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of interviews Duganne completed with members of the Kamoinge Workshop. Members included in the interviews are Adger Cowans, Al Fennar, Ray Francis, Louis Draper, Herb Randall, Beuford Smith, and Shawn Walker, as well as New York school photographer Harold Feinstein. The majority of the interviews were recorded on microcassettes, and excerpts of some of the interviews were featured in the Spring 2011 edition of the magazine, "Exposure." Currently, transcriptions of the interviews are unavailable.

 Arrangement

The collection is organized into two series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end of each series. Sub-series are arranged alphabetically by artists' surnames.

Artists, 2001-2005 Kamoinge Workshop, 2011 Processing Information

Item titles were retained when provided.

 Custodial History

The collection was donated by Erina Duganne in May 2018. One additional recording was donated by Duganne in November 2018.

 Photography, Artistic -- 20th century. African American photographers Black photographers Duganne, Erina Kamoinge Inc.‏ Series 1: ArtistsSC29.01/repositories/2/archival_objects/7025313 items2001-2005Scope and Contents

This series contains interviews conducted by Erina Duganne with members of the Kamoinge Workshop and the New York school.

Sub-Series: Adger CowansSC29.01.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/702551 itemFebruary 8, 2001SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains an interview conducted by Duganne with Adger Cowans.

Sub-Series: Harold FeinsteinSC29.01.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/702561 itemJanuary 28, 2005SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains an interview conducted by Duganne with Harold Feinstein.

Sub-Series: Al FennarSC29.01.3/repositories/2/archival_objects/702571 itemMarch 22, 2001SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains an interview conducted by Duganne with Al Fennar.

Sub-Series: Ray FrancisSC29.01.4/repositories/2/archival_objects/702581 itemMarch 29, 2001SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains an interview conducted by Duganne with Ray Francis.

Sub-Series: Louis DraperSC29.01.5/repositories/2/archival_objects/702594 items2001Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains four interviews conducted by Duganne with Louis Draper.

Louis Draper InterviewSC29.01.5.01/repositories/2/archival_objects/702601 itemMarch 21, 2001SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This interview was conducted by Duganne with Louis Draper.

Louis Draper InterviewSC29.01.5.02/repositories/2/archival_objects/702611 itemMarch 24, 2001SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This interview was conducted by Duganne with Louis Draper.

Louis DraperSC29.01.5.03/repositories/2/archival_objects/702621 itemMarch 24, 2001SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This interview was conducted by Duganne with Louis Draper.

Lou DraperSC29.01.5.04/repositories/2/archival_objects/702631 itemOctober 29, 2001SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This interview was conducted by Duganne with Louis Draper.

Sub-Series: Herb RandallSC29.01.6/repositories/2/archival_objects/702641 itemJuly 9, 2002SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains an interview conducted by Duganne with Herb Randall.

Sub-Series: Beuford SmithSC29.01.7/repositories/2/archival_objects/702651 itemMarch 1, 2001SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains an interview conducted by Duganne with Beuford Smith.

Sub-Series: Shawn WalkerSC29.01.8/repositories/2/archival_objects/702663 items2001Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains three interviews conducted by Duganne with Shawn Walker.

Shawn Walker #1SC29.01.8.01/repositories/2/archival_objects/702671 itemJanuary 30, 2001SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This interview was conducted by Duganne with Shawn Walker.

Shawn Walker #2SC29.01.8.02/repositories/2/archival_objects/702681 itemJanuary 30, 2001SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This interview was conducted by Duganne with Shawn Walker.

Shawn Walker #3SC29.01.8.03/repositories/2/archival_objects/702691 itemMarch 24, 2001SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This interview was conducted by Duganne with Shawn Walker.

Series 2: Kamoinge WorkshopSC29.02/repositories/2/archival_objects/702541 item2011SC-29 Box 1Scope and Contents

This series contains a magazine article with excerpts from individual artist interviews Duganne conducted with members of the Kamoinge Workshop.