LaToya Ruby Frazier: the Notion of Family (signed Edition) |
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| Photographer:
| Frazier, LaToya Ruby |
| Text by:
| Wexler, Laura
Dickerson, Dennis |
| Contribution by:
| Bey, Dawoud |
| ISBN: | 978-1-68395-003-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Aperture Foundation, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Aperture |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $600.00 |
Book Description:
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In this, her first book, LaToya Ruby Frazier (born 1982) offers an incisive exploration of the legacy of racism and economic decline in America's small towns, as embodied by Braddock, Pennsylvania, Frazier's hometown. The work also considers the impact of that decline on the community and on her family, creating a statement both personal and truly political-- an intervention in the histories and narratives of the region that are dominated by stories of Andrew Carnegie and Pittsburgh's...
More DescriptionIn this, her first book, LaToya Ruby Frazier (born 1982) offers an incisive exploration of the legacy of racism and economic decline in America's small towns, as embodied by Braddock, Pennsylvania, Frazier's hometown. The work also considers the impact of that decline on the community and on her family, creating a statement both personal and truly political-- an intervention in the histories and narratives of the region that are dominated by stories of Andrew Carnegie and Pittsburgh's industrial past, but largely ignore those of black families and the working classes. Frazier has set her story of three generations-- her Grandma Ruby, her mother and herself-- against larger questions of civic belonging and responsibility.