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Curator of Early Books & Manuscripts, Houghton Library, Harvard University. Opinions are my own. He/him/his

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    John Overholt‏ @john_overholt 20 Sep 2019

    FYI, I'm working on a future exhibition of early modern printed portraits of people of color, and I'm interested in relevant acquisitions--quote me, booksellers! Also, fellowship applications will open soon, and I'm interested in proposals to research our existing holdings.pic.twitter.com/aXW8PD35bH

    Donald and Mary Hyde Fellowship for Research in Early Modern Black Lives, including Africa and the African Diaspora, 1500-1800; In addition to proposals on topics generally in the subject area of the fellowship, we are interested to receive proposals for research in Houghton collections to support a future exhibition on early modern portraiture of people of color.
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      1. Randall Smith‏ @smith_randallk 20 Sep 2019
        Replying to @john_overholt

        ...but I’m guessing proposals to “pore over dusty documents lost to time...” aren’t going to fare well.

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      2. Jessamyn! MLib.‏Verified account @jessamyn 20 Sep 2019
        Replying to @john_overholt

        I assume you mean "in old books" and not "early formal photography" because if it's the latter, Harvard has some good information on Aaron Molyneaux Hewletthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Molyneaux_Hewlett …

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      3. John Overholt‏ @john_overholt 20 Sep 2019
        Replying to @jessamyn

        Yeah, primarily pre-1800 engravings.

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      2. Caitlin G DeAngelis‏ @cgdhopkins 20 Sep 2019
        Replying to @john_overholt

        I will be interested to see whether your exhibit comments on John Pine (and his portrait by Hogarth). I have been looking for info on Pine’s ancestry and whether there is more evidence than the portrait. Pine trained Prince Demah, a Black Boston portrait painter in the 1770s.

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      3. Caitlin G DeAngelis‏ @cgdhopkins 20 Sep 2019
        Replying to @cgdhopkins @john_overholt

        I tried to find more on Pine when I was doing some work on Demah. Is there any room for portrait-makers of color in this exhibit? Houghton’s got that silhouette by Moses Williams and Brooke McManus just found a Prince Demah receipt at Baker while doing processing for CNA.

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      2. Dr. Dorothy Kim‏ @dorothyk98 20 Sep 2019
        Replying to @john_overholt

        This is awesome. Will share. Will you go earlier? Because there are things.

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      3. John Overholt‏ @john_overholt 20 Sep 2019
        Replying to @dorothyk98

        As early as we have. I do want it to be specific identiable people, rather than generic illustrations.

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      1. Margaret Middleton‏ @magmidd 20 Sep 2019
        Replying to @john_overholt @dorothyk98

        @CRileySnorton may have some ideas

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