Remembering Esperanza
Photographer
Author
Book Genre
Photograph Title
The Survivor, by Elizabeth Catlett (after: Ex-slave with a long memory, Alabama 1938)
Group
FSA
Notes
The source for this cover is the photograph Ex-slave with a long memory, Alabama 1937, made by Dorothea Lange for the FSA. As such, it is 'owned' by the Library of Congress and is copyright-free. In 1983, the image was translated by the renowned artist Elizabeth Catlett into a linocut, and is retitled The Survivor. It's caption informs us that it appears 'courtesy of Hancraft Studios. All Rights Reserved'. KB
To view an uncropped version of Dorothea Lange's original, click here.
To view more books that appropriate Lange's Ex-Slave for their cover image, scroll down to "Multiple Uses".
To view an uncropped version of Dorothea Lange's original, click here.
To view more books that appropriate Lange's Ex-Slave for their cover image, scroll down to "Multiple Uses".
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Citation
“Remembering Esperanza,” Covering Photography, accessed November 21, 2024, https://coveringphotography.bc.edu/items/show/5351.