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Jacob, John P.

McEvoy Family Curator for Photography

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Publications

Selected Publications

• Audio-Visual Document

  • Jacob, John P. (Director). 2021. Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975–1980 at SAAM. [Video] Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Events and Digital Strategies. .2021

• Book

  • Jacob, John P. 2018. Diane Arbus: a box of ten photographs. New York; Washington DC: Aperture, in association with Smithsonian American Art Museum.2018
  • Jacob, John P. and Skrebowski, Luke. 2018. Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen [Exhibition catalog] Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum in association with D. Giles Limited, London.2018
  • Jacob, John P., Augustin, Laura, Mince, Stacy, and Mecklenburg, Virginia M. 2016. Harlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten. Washington: Smithsonian American Art Museum.2016

• Chapter

  • Jacob, John P. and Stebich, Stephanie. 2018. "Director's Afterword." In Diane Arbus: a box of ten photographs. 101. New York; Washington DC: Aperture, in association with Smithsonian American Art Museum.2018
  • Jacob, John P., Rubio, Oliva Maria, Lunsford, Celina, and Dahl-Wolfe, Louise. 2016. "Louise Dahl-Wolfe: A Photographer of Her Time." In Louise Dahl-Wolfe: A Style of Her Own. 116–124. Madrid: La Fabrica.2016

Presentations

• Exhibit

  • Grayson, Saisha and Jacob, John (Curators). 2023. "Carrie Mae Weems: Looking Forward, Looking Back." Smithsonian American Art Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2023-09-22 to 2024-07-07..
  • Jacob, John, Harvey, Eleanor, and Rothschild, Jill (Curators). 2023. "J.P. Ball and Robert S. Duncanson: An African American Artistic Collaboration." Smithsonian American Art Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2023-09-15 to 2024-03-30..
  • Jacob, John P (Curator). 2021. "Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975-1980." Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum, July 16, 2021 to January 17, 2022..

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