Troubling Images: Curating Collections of Historical Photographs

Date: 

Friday, February 26, 2021, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Art Museums—Online

Historical photography collections sometimes contain images that can be deeply troubling to contemporary viewers. What should be done with collections that include photographs of colonial violence, enslaved subjects, racist stereotypes, or other difficult imagery?

Join moderator David Odo and photography curators Mark Sealy, Makeda Best, and Ilisa Barbash for a conversation about the challenges and possibilities of curating legacy collections of photographs today.

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