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Archive: June 2025 (2 Posts)

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Finding Pictures: Shawn Walker – Reflections

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

Join Curator Adam Silvia and renowned photographer Shawn Walker for a Finding Pictures webinar where they will debut their documentary interview on Walker’s life in photography, featuring images from the Shawn Walker Photograph Collection held in the Prints & Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. A founding member of the Kamoinge Workshop, a highly esteemed collective of Black photographers in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Walker reflects on his youth growing up in Harlem, his journey to becoming a photographer, his experiences photographing in Cuba and Guyana and his creativity as an artist. Silvia and Walker will take questions from attendees afterwards.

The Floral Clock of Detroit

Posted by: Kristi Finefield

While researching clocks in the Prints & Photographs Division for a recent Flickr album, Around the Clock, a large flower-covered clock stood out. Enjoy the story of and more images of this wonder through photos from the early 20th century Detroit Publishing Company collection.