Newark 1967 : a narrative in black & white : being a true account of domestic unrest, illustrated with period photographs and original eye-witness statements / by Maureen Cummins.
Publisher:
Maureen Cummins,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
20 unnumbered pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm
Limited edition of 30 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. Some illustrations appear on cut-out leaves. In slipcase. "Newark : A Narrative in Black and White was produced by Maureen Cummins in 2020, with typographic assistance from Kathleen McMillan. The artist's initial research began at the New Jersey Historical Society in early January of 2020. All subsequent research was conducted at the Charles F. Cummings Center for New Jersey Information, housed in the Newark Public Library. The book was silkscreen printed onto Schaefer Graphic Board, then bound and slipcased by Lisa Hersey in Easthampton, NY. Period photographs of Cummins and her family are from the artist's personal collection. The original press photographs have been reprinted by kind permission of the Associated Press and the Newark Star-Ledger, with the exception of the image opposite "The Grand Jury Story," and the image opposite "The Black Survival Story," which are believed to be public domain."--Colophon. Special Collections has copy number 29, signed by the artist. IaU
Contents:
The newspaper stories -- John Smith's story -- The activists' story -- The law enforcement story -- The black survival story -- The firemen's stories -- The eyewitness stories -- The grand jury story -- The mother's story -- My father's story.
Summary:
"The project, which began as historical research during the months before the COVID-19 outbreak, quickly became, in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests across the country, a surreal parallel to the racism of our time ... [The work] reads as history, memoir, current events, and cautionary tale. The text of the book is comprised of ten stories ... On facing pages, photographs of family members posed in front of high-rise apartment windows are juxtaposed against press photos of events transpiring on the ground ..."--Artist's blurb.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1241738657
LCCN:
2021659872
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.