Drew Doggett Photographs
name: label: Photographer
content: Doggett, Drew
place: label: Place
content: Africa
label: Place
content: Ethiopia
label: Place
content: Omo River Valley (Ethiopia and Kenya)
topic: label: Topic
content: Suri (African people)
label: Topic
content: Karo (African people)
label: Topic
content: Hamar (African people)
creator: label: Photographer
content: Doggett, Drew
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content: Drew Doggett Photographs
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection consists of twenty matted black and white photographs taken in February 2011 that were used in Doggett's series, Omo: Expressions of a People (2012).  These artistic photographs were taken in Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and depict Suri, Hamar, Dhassanac and Karo peoples.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Photographer and filmmaker Drew Doggett (b. 1984 in Maryland) received his BA from Vanderbilt University (2006), majoring in Human & Organization Development.  In addition to working from 2006-2012 under prominent fashion and portrait photographers, including Steven Klein, Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger, Ruven Afanador and Craig McDean, Doggett has photographed remote regions in the Himalayas, Africa, France, Canada, and other areas.  Solo exhibitions include Slow Road to China (2010-2011), Omo: Expressions of a People (2012), Discovering the Horses of Sable Island (2013), Dunes: Landscapes Evolving (2014-2015) and Sail: Majesty at Sea (2015).  His work has garnered awards at the Px3 Prix de la Photographie Paris (2014, 1st place in Culture Photography category), Px3 White Color Trilogy Photography Competition (2015, 2nd place in Nature category) and the Nikon Photo Contest (2015, 3rd prize for Dunes: Abstract Expressions short film).  In 2016 he was honored as an Associate from the Royal Photographic Society.  His work is held in private collections globally and is also in the permanent collections of several museums.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Photographic print (b&w; matted, 12 x 18 in. (print); 21 x 24 in. (matted))
label: Extent
content: 1 Photographic print (b&w; matted, 10 x 12 in. (print); 16 x 18 in. (matted))
label: Extent
content: 18 Photographic prints (b&w; matted, 12 x 18 in. (print); 18 x 24 in. (matted))
unitdate: label: Date
content: February 2011
container: label: Container
content: Box 1
label: Container
content: Map-case M4
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Donated by Drew Doggett in 2015.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: EEPA.2015-009
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Photographic prints
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged in one series by title.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Eden Orelove in April 2017.
label: Description note
content: Descriptions provided by Drew Doggett.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of twenty matted black and white photographs taken in February 2011 that were used in Doggett's series, Omo: Expressions of a People (2012).  These artistic photographs were taken in Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and depict Suri, Hamar, Dhassanac and Karo peoples.  Many of the photos emphasize individuals' adornments, including headdresses, ear plates, necklaces, loin coverings, body painting and scarification and lip piercings.  There are also several photographs of village scenes, cattle herding and rites of ceremonies, particularly the Hamar peoples' Jumping of the Bulls.