Professor Travis Foster will participate in a New York Public Library Doc Chat episode on Thursday, April 14 at 3:30 pm to discuss the daguerreotype below.
From the website:
Doc Chat is a program series that digs deep into the stories behind the Library’s most interesting collections and highlights ways that educators can incorporate them into the classroom.
In Episode 52, Schomburg Center curator Dalila Scruggs and literary scholar Travis M. Foster focus on a daguerreotype of two unidentified white men by African American photographer, abolitionist, and businessman Augustus Washington. Scruggs and Foster will discuss Washington's studio practice and examine the gender dynamics behind the tender intimacy exhibited by the men in this 150 year-old photograph.
Educators, scholars, students, and all primary source lovers are welcome to join this lively conversation. Each 30-minute episode takes place online.
Register HERE, and explore all upcoming Doc Chat episodes HERE.
