Scope and Contents
Twelve ink jet prints of color photographs created by Fabiola Jean-Louis in 2020 for her project, Rewriting History, and printed in 2021. The images consist of discrete portraits of women and a girl with African heritage wearing paper gowns fashioned as silk and taffeta and often holding similarly constructed objects, imcluding a violin, as well as surrounded by symbols of late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century luxury. Jean-Louis embellished the clothing and objects as well as the backgrounds of the portraits with symbols and images of the African American experience in the United States including flagellation, lynching, rape, and slavery.
Prints have images 79 x 61 cm on sheets 84 x 67 cm in window mats 102 x 77 cm.
Three prints in corresponding window mats housed in each box with interleavng boards with affixed Mylar sheets between each mat.
Signed and numbered on verso by photographer.
Dates
- 2020-2021
- 2021
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Rewriting History is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Fabiola Jean-Louis on the Alfred Z. Baker, Jr. Fund, 2021.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by image title.
Extent
14 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Twelve ink jet prints of color photographs created by Fabiola Jean-Louis in 2020 for her project, Rewriting History, and printed in 2021. The images consist of discrete portraits of women and a girl with African heritage wearing paper gowns fashioned as silk and taffeta and often holding similarly constructed objects, imcluding a violin, as well as surrounded by symbols of late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century luxury. Jean-Louis embellished the clothing and objects as well as the backgrounds of the portraits with symbols and images of the African American experience in the United States including flagellation, lynching, rape, and slavery.
Fabiola Jean-Louis (born 1978)
Fabiola Jean-Louis (born 1978) is a Haitian born art photographer raised in Brooklyn, New York City.
Processing Information
Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, competing priorities, and whether or not further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.
Image titles and edition statement from photographer's list.
- Title
- Guide to Rewriting History
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- by Matthew Daniel Mason
- Date
- November 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.