A Better Life for Their Children

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Photographer

Andrew Feiler
Jury Top 5 Selection

Really interesting book, so well put together with images and text supporting each other brilliantly.
Date of Photograph

2017-2019
Technical Info

Nikon D800
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Website

https://www.andrewfeiler.com

Rosenwald schools were a partnership between a white, northern, Jewish businessman and a Black, southern, Christian educator. From 1912-37, when there were few public schools for African Americans, the program built 4,978 schools for Blacks across 15 states. It transformed America, driving dramatic improvement in African American educational attainment and fostered the generation who became the leaders and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement. Andrew Feiler's work is the first comprehensive photographic account of this hidden history.

Biography

Andrew Feiler is a photographer, author, and fifth-generation Jewish Georgian. Feiler has long been active in civic life. He has created a dozen community initiatives, serves on multiple non-profit boards, and is an advisor to political leaders. His art is an extension of his civic values. Feiler’s photographs have been instrumental in the campaign to create a new US national park and inspired the composition of a symphony. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Smithsonian and in solo exhibitions across the US. His work is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution.
Awards

Prix de la Photographie Paris, Book Photographer of the Year, 2022 Prix de la Photographie Paris, Gold Medal for Documentary Book, 2022 Eric Hoffer Book Award for Books about Culture, 2022 Axiom Book Award Gold Medal for Books about Corporate History, 2022 Association of University Presses, Book, Jacket, and Journal Award, 2022 Photo Israel, Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography, Finalist, 2021 National Portrait Gallery, Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, Semifinalist, 2021 Photolucida, Critical Mass Top 50, 2020