Frances Benjamin Johnston: The Hampton Album: Deluxe Edition

by Frances Benjamin Johnston

Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952), credited as the first female photojournalist in the United States, was commissioned in 1899 to photograph the Hampton Institute, then a 30-year-old institution dedicated to the education of young African American and Native American men and women. What became known as the Hampton Album--comprised of 159 luxurious platinum plates that offer insight into the daily life of students, originally exhibited...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633450805
• ISBN13: 9781633450806
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 5.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 13.9" x 9.9"