As We See Ourselves: Portraits of Racial Progress in Central Virginia, 1900 to 1925

As We See Ourselves: Portraits of Racial Progress in Central Virginia, 1900 to 1925

As We See Ourselves: Portraits of Racial Progress in Central Virginia, 1900 to 1925

This lecture by Dr. Jon Edwin Mason, Associate Professor of History at the University of Virginia and Co-Director of the Holsinger Portrait Project, looks at the portraits that hundreds of African Americans from Central Virginia commissioned from Charlottesville's Holsinger Studio in the early twentieth century. This lecture is part of the Isaac Julien Speaker Series, which features distinguished speakers who make connections to the exhibition Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour—Frederick Douglass.

55:44
Grade Level:
Adult, College, Grades 9-12
Subject Area:
African American, Fine Arts, History and Social Science, Visual Arts
Activity Type:
Talks, Lectures & Additional Audio, Video