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Dear yesteryear

"In 2020, Kimberly Annece Henderson started emaline and 'nem, an Instagram-based archival image repository that features portraiture of everyday African Americans from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Dear Yesteryear is a beautiful and lyrical continuation of that project that addresses the past, hon...

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Main Author: Henderson, Kimberly Annece (Author)
Other Authors: LeRoy, Ciara (Letterer)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Dial Press for Young Readers, 2023.
Subjects:
African Americans > 19th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
Portrait photography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Picture books.
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Summary:"In 2020, Kimberly Annece Henderson started emaline and 'nem, an Instagram-based archival image repository that features portraiture of everyday African Americans from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Dear Yesteryear is a beautiful and lyrical continuation of that project that addresses the past, honoring the ancestors who made the present possible and celebrating the ordinary goings on of Black Americans."--Publisher marketing.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 21 x 29 cm.
Audience:003-007.
PreK-2.
ISBN:9780593529249
0593529243
Author Notes:Kimberly Annece Henderson is a historical researcher and curator based in New York City. She holds a Master's in Library and Information Sciences from Syracuse University. Her work centers genealogy and Black American lineages through photography, historical preservation, and archives. She currently facilitates digital projects for the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem. And most recently, she curated archival photographs of Black Americans for the New York Times 1619 Project Book.

Ciara LeRoy is a Cincinnati-based independent artist specializing in hand lettering, illustration, murals, and embroidery. She started Pretty Strange Design with a mission to make beautifully offbeat creations that inject imagination into everyday life.

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