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Jasper Wood Collection: Man in sunglasses on porch

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The photograph depicts a man wearing sunglasses and cap standing on a porch decorated with potted plants. Cleveland civil rights activist Jasper Wood was a self-taught writer and photographer. His principal subjects were residents of Cleveland’s Scovill Avenue area. He purchased his first camera in 1946 and first exhibited his work in 1947 at the Cleveland Museum of Art's annual May Show. According to the Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, he won three first place May Show awards (1949, 1951, 1953) and two honorable mentions (1947, 1952) for his photographs. His last May Show entry was in 1958. Through his photographs Wood attempted to capture what he called the “felt moment seen,” or the emotional essence of what he, the photographer, was seeing. Jasper Wood took photographs to feel alive and connected to the world. He did not sell his photographs or create a career from them. To him, the creative act was most significant. In 1951, Wood won first place in the 31st annual com
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Cleveland
  3. Ohio
  4. Photographs
  5. Scovill Avenue Area (Cleveland, Ohio)
  6. Wood, Jasper, 1921 2002

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