Robert Houston Oral History Interview
name: label: Collection Creator
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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content: The NMAAHC Collection Donor Oral History Project
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content: 2 Video recordings (born-digital video, color, sound, 01:22:41:03)
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content: 2016-07-14
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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content: Archival materials
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content: Video recordings
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content: Robert Houston was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Houston donated a collection of his photographs to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In this interview, Robert Houston discusses his life and his journey to become a photographer. His story includes references to Gordon Parks and his unconventional methods of getting close enough to take shots of celebrities and entertainers.