At once contemporary and timeless, “[hyphen] Americans” presents a broadly inclusive portrait of America while raising larger questions about the role played by photographic technologies in defining cultural identity, both historically and in present times. #KeliyAndersonStaleyThis tweet was posted on September 01, 2019.
#KeliyAndersonStaley has been photographing individuals across the United States using the tintype process, a nineteenth century photographic process that was commonly used in portraiture through the 1930s. This tweet was posted on September 01, 2019.
At once contemporary and timeless, “[hyphen] Americans” presents a portrait of America while raising larger questions about the role played by photographic technologies in defining cultural identity, both historically and in present times. #KeliyAndersonStaley@KAndersonStaleyThis tweet was posted on June 02, 2019.
Houston-based artist #KeliyAndersonStaley’s collection of portraits is called “[hyphen] Americans”, which refers to the hyphenated character of her subjects’ identities (Irish-American, African-American, etc.) while emphasizing their shared identity as Americans. @KAndersonStaleyThis tweet was posted on June 02, 2019.