DETAILS:Original hand signed gelatin silver photograph by noted African American photographer Emmanuel Francis (E.F.) Joseph.Circa 1830. Bottomright corner of photograph is signed "JosephPhoto" in ink by thegifted photographer.Verso is triple stamped and includes his home studio stamp. Measures 8" x 10" inches. Rare.
BIOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Francis (E.F.) Joseph (1899-1976)was the first professional African American photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Born on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Josephlater moved to the United States and attended the American School of Photography in Chicago. After graduation in 1924, Joseph moved to Oakland, California, where he operated a photography studio from home and began documenting life in the vibrant African American community in that existed in Central California.Starting in theearly 1930s, he also working as a photojournalistfor numerous Bay Area newspapers, including the California Voice, The Oakland Post, San Francisco Examiner. Joseph and his wife, Alyce, who assisted him, were especially active in the East Bay’s African American community.Original works by the photographer are especially hard to find.
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