Bob Gore photograph collection
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Abstract
Digital photographs by Bob Gore showing various events in Brooklyn including a Lowa wedding ceremony, the West Indian American Day Carnival Parade, the Tribute to the Ancestors ceremony, the Gateway to Nations powwow, and the Black Lives Matter protests.
Biographical
Bob Gore is a New York based photographer and film producer whose work documents worship traditions in the United States and the Caribbean. He is the official photographer of the Abyssinan Baptist Church and author of We've Come This Far: Abyssinian Baptist Church andGood News from Haiti: The Work of Bethlehem Ministry. His work has appeared numerous exhibits and publications.
Arrangement
Photographs are labled according to the library's standard cataloging procedures and ordered by accession date.
Scope and Contents
The Bob Gore collection consists of digital photographs taken at five Brooklyn events: a Lowa wedding ceremony in Flatbush, circa 2007; the Tribute to the Ancestors ceremony at Coney Island, memorializing enslaved Africans who died at sea in their forced passage to the Americas, 2008; the Gateway to Nations powwow at Floyd Bennett Field in June, 2010; the West Indian American Day Carnival Parade in 2017; and the Black Lives Matter protests, 2020 (CBH accession 2021.0005).
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Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
While many items in the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Bob Gore photograph collection, BCMS.0049, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Material Specific Details
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Bob Gore.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This collection is available digitally through the library's digital collections portal under the call number prefix GORE.
