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William E. Williams,
Jamestown Island,Virginia 1996 |
Unsung Heroes:
African American Soldiers in the
Civil War
William Earle Williams '73
Until the release of the motion picture Glory in 1989, it was not well known that more than 180,000 black soldiers served in the Civil War. Unsung Heroes: African American Soldiers in the Civil War calls attention to the sites made special through black soldiers' contributions, so that their story becomes a part of our American story. The exhibition features over 40 stunning black-and-white photographs by William Earle Williams '73 of battle sites in both the North and South, some historically renowned and some largely undiscovered.more...
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| Franchise, wood engraving, August, 1865 Harper's Weekly |
Emancipation and Denigration:
Thomas Nast Pictures Black America
Curated by Jay G. Williams. Audio tour by Nina Platt '10Creator of such popular images as Uncle Sam and Santa Claus, Thomas Nast was one of the primary spokesmen for Abraham Lincoln, emancipation, and the end of the oppression of blacks. After the Civil War and passage of the 13th Amendment, Nast was quick to observe that new forms of official and unofficial oppression replaced slavery. The Ku Klux Klan, which had both southern and northern supporters, viciously suppressed black freedoms. Lynchings and other atrocities occurred throughout the South. In the North discrimination was more subtle. more...
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| Interior, Main Building of the Oneida Institute, Whitesboro, NY, 2003 |
Uncovering the Path to Freedom:
Photographs of the Underground Railroad by William E. Williams
Co-curated by Katerina Adair '10, Ilana Carlin '09, Sophia Franck '08, with Deborah Pokinski, associate professor of art, Susanna White, associate director and curator, and William E. Williams '73
For more than 20 years, William E. Williams has been photographing Underground Railroad sites across the United States. During a residency at Light Work in Syracuse, NY, Williams, an alumnus of Hamilton College, became especially interested in the rich history of the Underground Railroad in Central New York. Uncovering the Path to Freedom features 30 black-and-white photographs by Williams that have been selected especially for exhibition at the Emerson Gallery. The photographs offer a new look at the history of the Underground Railroad and its impact on Central New York and Hamilton College. more...
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Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958) PYRAMID OF THE SUN, 1923 Gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Collection of the Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. Gift of David Garfinkel '78 Images Copyright © the artist, their estate, and/or Hamilton College. |