Zealy Daguerreotypes

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An Introduction to a New Book about the Zealy Daguerreotypes

Originally made in 1850, the daguerreotypes of Jem, Alfred, Delia, Renty, Fassena, Drana, and Jack ask that we look closely, listen intently, and speak out.

To Make Their Own Way in the World: A Note from the Peabody Museum’s Director

How a new interdisciplinary book about the Zealy daguerreotypes can expand critical thinking about photography, museums, and the legacy of slavery.

Endnotes to An Introduction to a New Book about the Zealy Daguerreotypes

  1. [democratic medium] See John Wood, “The Curious Art and Science of the Daguerreotype,” chap. 5,…

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Aperture No. 261

Aperture’s issue on craft features photographers who make pictures the slow way—building camera obscuras, creating photograms, and laboring in traditional darkrooms to make handmade, unrepeatable forms.

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