Visual Anthropology meets in Philadelphia
Afterimage, Apr. 1976, v. 3, no. 10, p. 3
This article provides a summary of the events of the 1976 Conference of Visual Anthropology (COVA), organized by the Society for the Anthropology of Visual Communication in conjunction with Philadelphia’s Temple University. The event offered a wide range of film programs and panel discussions, dealing with, among other things, bias in filmic depictions of natives, the importance of editing, and the anthropological value of various types of records.
ITEM 1976.029 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
The Possession of Alejandro Mammani – Hubert Smith
Americas Pop Collector: Robert C. Schull. Contemporary Art at Auction. – John Schoft, E.J. Vaughn
The Shadow Catcher: Edward S. Curtis & The North American Indian – Teri McLuhan
In the Land of the War Canoes – Edward S. Curtis
Family Portrait Sittings – Alfred Guzzetti