Susan Winters Common Experience photographs

Collection

Identifier: 11.200-CommonExperience-2005-2006-SusanWinters

Staff Only

Content Description

Two flat boxes and one portfolio of photographs that were part of the 2005-2006 Common Experience exhibit Courage in Africa, which included Dignity and Community: Courage in the Time of Aids and Walk Forward Well. Arranged to maintain original order.

Dates

1988-2006

Creator

Winters, Susan Cook (Photographer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Susan Winters retains copyright to this images. The researcher has full responsibility for obtaining permission to publish from copyright holders.

Biographical note

From 1981 to 1997 Susan Winters Cook was a staff photographer for the Philadelphia Daily News. She traveled to South Africa several times between 1988 and 1994 and documented grassroots life in South Africa. Her documentation has included living under apartheid, the release of Nelson Mandela, the transitional period between 1990 and 1994, the first democratic election in 1994, and from 1995 to present. She began documenting the HIV/AIDS situation in 1995, then returned to South Africa in 1997 permanently. She started a provincial-based AIDS education periodical Ubomi (Xhosa for "Life") in 1997."

Extent

4.25 Linear Feet (Three oversize flat boxes (17" x 21") )

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Photographs taken by Susan Winters that were part of the 2005-2006 Common Experience exhibit Courage in Africa, which included Dignity and Community: Courage in the Time of Aids and Walk Forward Well.