Corbin, KY. Oct 30, 1919. El Paso Herald. El Paso, TX. Oct 31, 1919
2017, printed 2022
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inkjet print
Dimensions
image: 55 × 98.5 cm (21 5/8 × 38 3/4 in.) sheet: 60.96 × 106.68 cm (24 × 42 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Accession Number
2023.98.9
Art Historical Context
Wendel White's *Corbin, KY. Oct 30, 1919. El Paso Herald. Paso, TX. Oct 31, 1919* (2017, printed 2) is a striking inkjet print that captures the texture and urgency of historic American newspapers. This monumental photograph—spanning nearly 42 inches wide—likely depicts pages from a Corbin, Kentucky, publication dated October 30 1919, alongside the El Paso Herald from the following day. White, a contemporary photographer celebrated for documenting African American history and material culture, transforms fragile ephemera into a powerful visual archive, inviting viewers to scrutinize the era's ...