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From 1929 to 1931, Space worked for [[Ansco|Agfa-Ansco]], a film and camera manufacturer. He later worked at [[IBM]] in their national archives.
From 1929 to 1931, Space worked for [[Ansco|Agfa-Ansco]], a film and camera manufacturer. He later worked at [[IBM]] in their national archives.


A skilled still photographer and motion picture cinematographer, Space worked with the [[Harmon Foundation]] in the 1930's and 1940's, producing numerous photographs and several documentaries focused on the activities of African Americans in the American South including daily life, education and art.<ref>Amateur Cinema. "Kenneth F. Space." https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/filmmaker/kenneth-f.-space</ref> His photographs, which sit in the [[National Archive]], captures the academic and social life of students at several [[Historically Black Colleges and Universities]] including [[Atlanta University]] (now [[Clark Atlanta University]] in [[Atlanta Georgia]], [[Xavier University of Louisiana]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], Dillard University in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], Fisk University in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], Hampton Institute (now [[Hampton University]]) in [[Hampton, Virginia]], [[Howard University]] in Washington, D.C., [[Shaw University]], [[Talladega College]], [[Tuskegee Institute]] (now [[Tuskegee University]]) in [[Tuskegee, Alabama]], and [[Virginia Union University]] in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. <ref> The National Archive. "The Harmon Foundation Collection: Kenneth Space Photographs of the Activities of Southern Black Americans, 1936 - 1937." National Archives Identifier: 559211. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/559211 </ref>
A skilled still photographer and motion picture cinematographer, Space worked with the [[Harmon Foundation]] in the 1930's and 1940's, producing numerous photographs and several documentaries focused on the activities of African Americans in the American South including daily life, education and art.<ref>Amateur Cinema. "Kenneth F. Space." https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/filmmaker/kenneth-f.-space</ref> His photographs, which reside in the [[National Archive]], captures the academic and social life of students at several [[Historically Black Colleges and Universities]] including [[Atlanta University]] (now [[Clark Atlanta University]] in [[Atlanta Georgia]], [[Xavier University of Louisiana]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], Dillard University in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], Fisk University in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], Hampton Institute (now [[Hampton University]]) in [[Hampton, Virginia]], [[Howard University]] in Washington, D.C., [[Shaw University]], [[Talladega College]], [[Tuskegee Institute]] (now [[Tuskegee University]]) in [[Tuskegee, Alabama]], and [[Virginia Union University]] in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. <ref> The National Archive. "The Harmon Foundation Collection: Kenneth Space Photographs of the Activities of Southern Black Americans, 1936 - 1937." National Archives Identifier: 559211. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/559211 </ref> His photographs also include those of many prominent African American scholars and leaders including [[Bethune Cookman]]'s Mary McLeod Bethune, [[Atlanta University]]'s Dr. [[W. E. B. DuBois]], Tuskegee Institute's [[George Washington Carver]], 1936 Olympian and former Congressman [[Ralph Metcalf]] of [[Xavier University]], and [[Lift Every Voice]] songwriter [[James Weldon Johnson]].


Space died in 1971. He was interred at Vestal Hills Memorial Park in [[Vestal, New York]].<ref>Find a Grave. "Kenneth F. Space." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120096054/kenneth-f.-space</ref>
Space died in 1971. He was interred at Vestal Hills Memorial Park in [[Vestal, New York]].<ref>Find a Grave. "Kenneth F. Space." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120096054/kenneth-f.-space</ref>

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Kenneth F. Space (1903–1971) was a prominent documentary cinematographer and commercial photographer in the 1930s and 1940s. He is most known with his photographic and documentary work capturing African American life in the American South for the Harmon Foundation.

From 1929 to 1931, Space worked for Agfa-Ansco, a film and camera manufacturer. He later worked at IBM in their national archives.

A skilled still photographer and motion picture cinematographer, Space worked with the Harmon Foundation in the 1930's and 1940's, producing numerous photographs and several documentaries focused on the activities of African Americans in the American South including daily life, education and art.[1] His photographs, which reside in the National Archive, captures the academic and social life of students at several Historically Black Colleges and Universities including Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta Georgia, Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana, Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton, Virginia, Howard University in Washington, D.C., Shaw University, Talladega College, Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Tuskegee, Alabama, and Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia. [2] His photographs also include those of many prominent African American scholars and leaders including Bethune Cookman's Mary McLeod Bethune, Atlanta University's Dr. W. E. B. DuBois, Tuskegee Institute's George Washington Carver, 1936 Olympian and former Congressman Ralph Metcalf of Xavier University, and Lift Every Voice songwriter James Weldon Johnson.

Space died in 1971. He was interred at Vestal Hills Memorial Park in Vestal, New York.[3]

Films

  • Not One Word (1934)
  • As We Forgive (1936)
  • China's Gifts to the West (1936)
  • Our Children's Money (1936)
  • How to Use Your Camera (1938)
  • Film Editing (1939)
  • Even In This Day and Age (1939)
  • Common Mistakes and Their Correction (1939)
  • How to Use Filters (1940)
  • Calhoun School, The Way to a Better Future (1940)
  • Art In the Negro Schools (1940)
  • Exposure and Exposure Meters (1940)
  • Lenses and Their Uses (1940)
  • Fluffy, the Kitten (1940)
  • Work and Contemplation (1941)
  • Towards the Horizon (Film) (1949)

Awards

  • ACL Ten Best 1934
  • ACL Ten Best 1936 – Special Class
  • ACL Ten Best 1938 – Special Class
  • ACL Ten Best 1939 – Honorable Mention Special Class
  • ACL Ten Best 1940 – General Class
  • ACL Ten Best 1940 – Honorable Mention Special Class

References

  1. ^ Amateur Cinema. "Kenneth F. Space." https://www.amateurcinema.org/index.php/filmmaker/kenneth-f.-space
  2. ^ The National Archive. "The Harmon Foundation Collection: Kenneth Space Photographs of the Activities of Southern Black Americans, 1936 - 1937." National Archives Identifier: 559211. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/559211
  3. ^ Find a Grave. "Kenneth F. Space." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120096054/kenneth-f.-space
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