Finding Aids to Special Collections in the VMFA Archives | Erina Duganne Collection of Photography Interviews SC-29
Special Collection 29 (SC-29)
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives
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Emily Johnson, Assistant Archivist
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use
The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Audiovisual materials may be inaccessible, depending upon required playback equipment. Contact the library for further information.
Custodial History
The collection was donated by Erina Duganne in May 2018. One additional recording was donated by Duganne in November 2018.
Preferred Citation
Erina Duganne Collection of Photography Interviews (SC-29). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
Processing Information
Item titles were retained when provided.
Biographical / Historical
Erina Duganne is Professor of Art History at Texas State University where she teaches courses on contemporary art, photography, and visual culture.
Publications by Duganne include Cold War Camera (2023), co-edited with Thy Phu and Andrea Noble; Global Photography: A Critical History (2020), co-authored with Heather Diack and Terri Weissman; The Self in Black and White: Race and Subjectivity in Postwar American Photography (2010); and Beautiful Suffering: Photography and the Traffic in Pain (2007), co-edited with Mark Reinhardt and Holly Edwards. In 2022, Duganne co-curated, with Abby Satinsky, Art for the Future: Artists Call and Central American Solidarities at the Tufts University Art Galleries.
Source: "About - Erina Duganne"
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of interviews Duganne completed with members of the Kamoinge Workshop. Members included in the interviews are Adger Cowans, Al Fennar, Ray Francis, Louis Draper, Herb Randall, Beuford Smith, and Shawn Walker, as well as New York school photographer Harold Feinstein. The majority of the interviews were recorded on microcassettes, and excerpts of some of the interviews were featured in the Spring 2011 edition of the magazine, "Exposure." Currently, transcriptions of the interviews are unavailable.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into two series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end of each series. Sub-series are arranged alphabetically by artists' surnames.
- Series 1
- Artists, 2001-2005
- Series 2
- Kamoinge Workshop, 2011
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- African American photographers
- Black photographers
- Duganne, Erina
- Kamoinge Inc.
- Photography, Artistic -- 20th century.
Container List
This series contains interviews conducted by Erina Duganne with members of the Kamoinge Workshop and the New York school.
- Audio SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.1
Sub-Series: Adger Cowans1 itemFebruary 8, 2001Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains an interview conducted by Duganne with Adger Cowans.
- Audio SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.2
Sub-Series: Harold Feinstein1 itemJanuary 28, 2005Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains an interview conducted by Duganne with Harold Feinstein.
- Audio SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.3
Sub-Series: Al Fennar1 itemMarch 22, 2001Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains an interview conducted by Duganne with Al Fennar.
- Audio SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.4
Sub-Series: Ray Francis1 itemMarch 29, 2001Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains an interview conducted by Duganne with Ray Francis.
- SC29.01.5
Sub-Series: Louis Draper4 items2001Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains four interviews conducted by Duganne with Louis Draper.
- Computer Disks SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.5.01
Louis Draper Interview1 itemMarch 21, 2001Scope and Contents
This interview was conducted by Duganne with Louis Draper.
- Computer Disks SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.5.02
Louis Draper Interview1 itemMarch 24, 2001Scope and Contents
This interview was conducted by Duganne with Louis Draper.
- Audio SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.5.03
Louis Draper1 itemMarch 24, 2001Scope and Contents
This interview was conducted by Duganne with Louis Draper.
- Audio SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.5.04
Lou Draper1 itemOctober 29, 2001Scope and Contents
This interview was conducted by Duganne with Louis Draper.
- Computer Disks SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.5.01
- Audio SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.6
Sub-Series: Herb Randall1 itemJuly 9, 2002Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains an interview conducted by Duganne with Herb Randall.
- Audio SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.7
Sub-Series: Beuford Smith1 itemMarch 1, 2001Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains an interview conducted by Duganne with Beuford Smith.
- SC29.01.8
Sub-Series: Shawn Walker3 items2001Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains three interviews conducted by Duganne with Shawn Walker.
- Audio SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.8.01
Shawn Walker #11 itemJanuary 30, 2001Scope and Contents
This interview was conducted by Duganne with Shawn Walker.
- Audio SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.8.02
Shawn Walker #21 itemJanuary 30, 2001Scope and Contents
This interview was conducted by Duganne with Shawn Walker.
- Audio SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.8.03
Shawn Walker #31 itemMarch 24, 2001Scope and Contents
This interview was conducted by Duganne with Shawn Walker.
- Audio SC-29 Box 1 SC29.01.8.01