Light in the Darkness
Dublin Core
Title
Light in the Darkness
Subject
Timber Framing Material Evidence
Description
This photo shows light pouring through some missing exterior siding. It shines on the pegged post that is covered in cobwebs.
Creator
Hunter S. Rhodes
Source
Hunter S. Rhodes
Publisher
Hunter S. Rhodes
Date
Object: exact date unknown, likely early to middle 19th century
Photo: August 9, 2019
Photo: August 9, 2019
Contributor
[no text]
Rights
Hunter S. Rhodes
Relation
[no text]
Format
12.3MP
3036 × 4048
4.2 MB
JPEG
3036 × 4048
4.2 MB
JPEG
Language
[no text]
Type
Color photograph
Identifier
Timber Frame
Coverage
This picture reveals more detail about the frame seen from the interior of one of the Evergreen homes. Through some missing clapboard, the sun shines through to show the detail of the pegged joinery of the posts, the white-wash on the backside of the exterior siding, and the cobwebs covering much of the different frame pieces.
For me, this picture is a culmination of the philosophical and ethical endeavors behind this project specifically and my work generally. The material evidence to make a case for the tremendous skill of the enslaved people who built this nation is all around us. Sometimes it is behind bushes and under dirt and through trees and beneath cobwebs, but it is there. If we make an effort to get out into the field and uncover this history, we can work toward removing the cobwebs and shining a light on a oft-forgotten aspect of history that will provide us a new narrative, one that builds on old, familiar, and subversive knowledge that works to liberate people in a way that our current historical narrative never could.
For me, this picture is a culmination of the philosophical and ethical endeavors behind this project specifically and my work generally. The material evidence to make a case for the tremendous skill of the enslaved people who built this nation is all around us. Sometimes it is behind bushes and under dirt and through trees and beneath cobwebs, but it is there. If we make an effort to get out into the field and uncover this history, we can work toward removing the cobwebs and shining a light on a oft-forgotten aspect of history that will provide us a new narrative, one that builds on old, familiar, and subversive knowledge that works to liberate people in a way that our current historical narrative never could.
Files
Citation
Hunter S. Rhodes, “Light in the Darkness,” Building A Nation, accessed May 5, 2024, https://buildinganation.omeka.net/items/show/9.